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When a protagonist chooses to walk as a default instead of jogging or running. The character will opt to walk even with a full tilt of the control stick.
As storage capacity has increased, games have been able to incorporate more forms of media. Some games allow you to watch television or film programs, be they original content or previously published material.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
A waypoint is a reference point used for navigation purposes by in-game characters. Most commonly used in strategy games and squad based games.
Found in many First Person Shooters or Role Playing Games, the player has the ability to swap their current weapon for another found on the ground or in their inventory.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
For those bad times when you're alone in the middle of nowhere, or when you need to get somewhere fast.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
A video game character as it appeared in an earlier time of its life.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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