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Two player multiplayer with a good old serial cable. Make sure you set the Baud correctly.
Hot, high pressure gases released from the muzzle of a firearm when fired.
Despite his inexperience, the New Guy has saved the world more times than any veteran.
No Clip is a command used to render the surface appearance of objects in the game environment while disabling their boundaries of collision detection.
Occurs when a player kills an enemy using a sniper rifle without the aid of the scope. Generally in FPS games, sniper rifles are not equipped with crosshairs, thus making this feat impressive.
Aiming with no ever-present marking of where a shot will hit.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
When one type of ammo fits all.
Games in which, instead of playing on "Easy" or "Hard", players play on "Marine" or "Way of the Samurai".
Objective-based team gameplay occurs when one group attempts to accomplish some goal -- enter a base, capture or destroy some MacGuffin, rescue the hostages -- while the other tries to prevent it.
Ogres are large, grotesque, barbaric humanoid creatures. They are generally not very intelligent, but make up for that with their unmatched strength used to crush and maim their foes.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Open source games are games that have had their source code officially released to the public, allowing anyone to modify, distribute, and create ports of the game.
An open source 3D graphics API used in computer and console games.
When the routine mission goes horribly wrong, and all your so-called "experienced" teammates bite the dust. You, the rookie, survive of course.
The goddamn bugs whacked us, Johnny.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Overheating in video games involves guns and vehicles experiencing an increase in temperature leading to reduced efficiency or accuracy, damage or even destruction.
Console games that derive from a past PC exclusive release, either due to popular demand or poor sales.
A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
In video games Plasma is often used as a core ingredient in weapons due to its high temperature. Due to the amount of damage it can inflict it is effective against any type of target, whether organic or metallic
Games that could be controlled via the PS1 mouse.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is generally granted through giveaways, preorders, or crowd-funding rewards.
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