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Game » consists of 17 releases. Released Oct 11, 2001
A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
Some games feature end credits that scroll over a playable segment of action.
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
Whether upholding the law or enforcing a set of rules, a judge decides if someone is in accordance with the system of regulations.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
Law is a rule or a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions, applied to govern a group.
The act of breaking the law.
A lawyer is someone who can practice law and can be a representative in a court case, usually representing the plaintiff or the defense.
Sometimes things are lost during a game's localization. These can include major gameplay elements, significant parts of the plot and the depictions of certain characters.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
When the President wants to go for a burger, you know that all your cake is a lie.
Many great heroes had to learn their skills from someone. This person would be the one.
These games have an agenda - social, political, or otherwise. The message is hard to miss.
An uninterrupted speech mostly given by a narrator or the main character. May include useful hints, interesting backstory, or character-related viewpoints.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
This page is about the concept of Multiple Personalities, also known as Split Personalities. This is the concept of a single physical body being host to many separate identities. Isn't that right, Zach?
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
Certain Game Boy Advance games will unlock stuff for the Nintendo DS ones with this method.
Characters that are initially portrayed as evil, but eventually turn out to be good or not as serious of a threat. This also includes villains who remain evil the entire game, but contain some sense of moral goodness or ambiguity.
Games that can be played with one hand, typically using only half of a standard controller or only the mouse/keyboard.
Sometimes you just don't want to pull out your stylus or get fingerprints on your DS screen. These games don't make you.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
In a number of games, characters often talk about friendship and the importance of friends, some sacrificing themselves for one another.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A cop who breaks the rules, roughs up suspects, and ignores his/her boss.
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