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Psygnosis Limited

Psygnosis was a British game developer and publisher born from the defunct 8-bit company Imagine Software. It became part of Sony in 1993 and renamed Sony Studio Liverpool. The studio was closed in August 2012.

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Pixel Art
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Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Death
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The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
The Future
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What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
Cutscene
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A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Combat Racing
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Some games allow you to attack your opponents during a race.
PlayStation Underground
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PlayStation Underground was a CD magazine published by Sony for the original PlayStation from 1997 to 2001. Each of the 17 issues included demos, video interviews, behind the scenes content, and much more.
Anti-Gravity Racing
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A futuristic way of racing where the race crafts hover over the ground and race at extreme high speeds.
Puzzles
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Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Games Based on Movies
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Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Qirex
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Russian team from the Wipeout universe. Appeared in every game of the series.
Power Up
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Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Future Sport
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In the future, sports will have robots. And blood.
Dragons
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Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In video games, they are mostly adversaries to be overcome, but there are some exceptions.
FEISAR
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FEISAR (or Federal European Industries Science And Research) is one of the principal racing teams in the WipEout universe, appearing in every game of the series
Space Battle
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Space usually is empty, but sometimes it's filled with pixelated death-machines.
Boost
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Boost takes a game to a new level giving players a greater level of speed. This speed opens up new doors to sports games, driving games, and any game that can benefit from the reward of speed.
Licensed Soundtrack
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Many games incorporate licensed music from popular bands for their soundtrack.
Guidance Gameplay
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A type of gameplay mechanic, where the objective is to indirectly guide one or multiple entities to safety. Not to be confused with 'Escort Mission'.
Puzzle Platformer
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Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
Speed Boost
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Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
Skeletons
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"That skull had a tongue in it, and could sing once." -Hamlet, Act 5 Scene 1
Drowning
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Drowning in games occurs when a being (not suited to be in water) runs out of oxygen, time, power, or barely even touches the water surface. Further complicated by the local sea-life that can knock the air out of you, should you get close.
Pre-rendered Backgrounds
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Static background images that are not drawn in real time.
Heads Up Display
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A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health
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Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Talking Animals
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Talking animals are exactly that: otherwise ordinary animals that, for whatever reason, possess the abillity of speech.
Pit
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A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
Lens Flare
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Lens Flare is a dynamic graphical effect that emulates visual artifacts that can appear on an image captured by a camera with a lens. This effect is not limited only to sunlight.
Tracker Music
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Tracker music, or module/MOD music is a digital music format that was popularized in the late 80's and became the de facto standard for video game music on the Amiga, as well as in the Demoscene, and is still in wide use today.
Product Placement
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Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.

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