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Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
System in games that are used to alert the player of law enforcement attention and pursuit towards them.
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.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
After recovering from the attack at the end of the Scarface movie, Tony's first order of business is to reclaim his impounded mansion. To do so he has to get on the good side of a pair of crooked cops. Once he has the mansion back he can upgrade it to a more modern (for the eighties anyways) style, and decorate it with high-priced luxuries, like a big screen TV, a dining room set, and the lunar landing capsule. Montana can also buy stores throughout Miami to act as the fronts for his drug trade, as well as invest huge sums of money into corporations in order to gain benefits, like lower police attention and easier money laundering.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
The police chase consists of the police chasing someone; usually by car. Sometimes the player plays as the guy getting chased and sometimes as the police.
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!
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
RenderWare is an API and graphics rendering engine made by Criterion Games.
Retcon, as it is more commonly known, is a change in an existing storyline to accommodate future games in the same fiction.
Larceny by threat of violence. In video games you either plan and executes such robberies, or your job is to prevent them.
A widely popular music style, originating from a fusion of blues, R&B, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth rock, and pop rock, among others.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
Taking an established control scheme and changing it, often to the games detriment, in order to fit a game on a console.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
Skywalker Sound is a sound division at LucasArts. They have supplied sound effects, as well as orchestras to numerous video games.
A person involved in the illegal transportation of goods.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
The speed blur effect is typically used in racing games. It consists of the edges of the screen, or any object in the world blurring as the player moves quickly.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1980 and 1989.
The American Mafia which originated in Sicily and took root in Eastern America around the 20th century. It is also known as Cosa Nostra meaning "Our Thing". The explosion of Mafia activities and power in America happened in 1920's and their power lasted well into the 1970's and 1980's.
An organized crime syndicate often consisting of members with shared ethnic backgrounds or cultural beliefs.
Many games that feature a theft mechanic also include a some form of risk or punishment. Other games just let players steal things as if it's a perfectly normal thing to do.
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