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Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
Sea monsters are sea-dwelling, mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.
So you made a fighting game, and the direct sequel is a hack 'n' slash action game? Wait, what?
The inability to walk in any direction whilst shooting a weapon of any sort. The player usually still has the ability to pivot.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
You want an example? Know what I mean? See what I did there? *Wink wink, nudge nudge*
Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
Tank controls refers to a movement style in third person games where the character, not the camera, is used as the point of reference when choosing which control moves them in a given direction.
Announced in 2002, the Capcom Five was to be a series of five games developed and published by Capcom exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube. The project was overseen by Shinji Mikami.
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The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
A giant, multinational pharmaceutical corporation that produces many daily use goods as a cover for its primary focus; the production of biological weapons. The source of some of the most deadly viruses found in the Resident Evil series, Umbrella Corporation and its backers are among the franchise's core antagonistic forces.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
The disgusting process in which a character regurgitates the contents of their stomach back into the world, usually performed as a means of purging the body of poisons or intoxicants, but often (in videogames, anyway) used as a means of projectile attack by non-human enemies.
While piledrivers, clotheslines, and suplexes might seem at home in wrestling games, many professional wrestling moves have found their way into other video game genres. Brawlers and fighting games are commonly home to these moves, with Mike Haggar's piledriver being a classic example.
Dogs that are undead, or possibly infected by a virus in some cases. They have been a video game staple since Splatterhouse.
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