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In the LittleBigPlanet games, there are levels that limit lives that Sackboy can have.
Machinima is the concept of making a movie out of a video game. Popularized by the series, Red vs Blue.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
The beloved main character in the highly anticipated PS3 exclusive title, LittleBigPlanet.
A page that summarizes and list games that allow for music creation, from early titles like Mario Paint, all the way to Guitar Hero World Tour.
Music based games may be growing in popularity now, but there have always been musicians in games. Whether they're in a band, play an instrument, or just sing into a hairbrush, these characters live for music.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Physics play an important part in this game in solving puzzles and/or combat. Notable examples include the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, and the Force Powers from Star Wars: Force Unleashed.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
A term coined by Sony for titles that focus heavily on user-created content that is shareable over the PlayStation Network. Despite initial teething issues it has been successfully implemented in Little Big Planet and other games.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
These games, franchises, characters, or companies have some connection with PlayStation Home. They could have some related digital wares available, have their own Space, or even be playable.
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!
Where a video game comes with something "exclusive" only when you Pre-Order it, sometimes from a specific location. This can be a piece of DLC or it can be something not in-game or even "exclusive" or early access to demo or beta.
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.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Games that have art on the inside of the game case, to double the decoration.
Sackbots are AI controlled, fully customizable, friends or foes used in LittleBigPlanet 2.
While screenshots were possible in many games using third-party programs, many games have official use for screenshots. Whether that be being able to take them, and have them uploaded to the internet or your hard drive, or have them serve in game purposes.
Long-running franchises often end up in the hands of different studios over the years, but a direct sequel by an entirely different company is somewhat rarer.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Protagonists that have gravity defying hair styles and often appropriately spikey personalities.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
The act of taking one's own life.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Toyota has its cars featured in racing games.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
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