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The JBA is a New York based terrorist group that plans on blowing up several major cities. Sam Fisher is sent by Third Echelon to go undercover in the organization.
A feature used in many stealth games to provide the player some indication of where the enemy is searching for them.
This page is about the game engine created by Ubisoft for Splinter Cell: Conviction. It is an evolution of the game engine used in the previous Splinter Cell game, Chaos Theory.
When a character grabs a ledge, in order to pull themselves up, or shimmy to the side until there's room. Mostly seen in 3rd person adventure games, but also in many platformers.
Less-lethal weapons are weapons intended to be less likely to kill than a conventional weapon. Less-lethal weapons are used in riot control and self-defense.
Sometimes, a key just won't cut it. When you really need to get through a locked door or open a sealed chest, you need a certified master of unlocking, complete with a lock-pick.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A mechanic in shooting games which allows the player to mark multiple targets, then execute at all of them at a press of a button usually while time appears to be slowed down or stopped completely. The targets can often include environmental objects like light sources, but also non-lethal body parts of enemies.
This gameplay feature is often associated with stealth games where the player cannot take the lives of his/her opponents or where the main goal is to avoid detection.
The presence of different kinds of ammunition that pose advantages depending on situational needs. They vary on a per-game basis, but popular types include incendiary and armor-piercing.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.
Special ops branch of the US Navy and former or current employer of many game characters.
Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Damage modeling added to a character throughout a game that lasts through the duration of the game.
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.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Rappelling is the act of going down a cliff side or vertical surface with aid from a rope. The rope is attached at the top of the surface and to the climber's body
Retcon, as it is more commonly known, is a change in an existing storyline to accommodate future games in the same fiction.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
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 shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
A hairstyle, sans hair.
Need to sneak around unseen? Darken the room by shooting out some lights.
Shooting ranges are often used in video games as a means of improving the player's reflexes and aim in armed combat situations.
Skydiving is a recreational activity consisting of jumping out of a plane while it is flying, and then free-falling until reaching a certain altitude. At this point, one releases their parachute and then floats gently to the ground.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
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