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Sam gets captured and is forced to participate in a series of Smash TV-esque survival game shows.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
When the player, compared to the adversary he/she is supposed to defeat, looks like a tiny inchworm.
Gibs (giblets) are, basically, what's left of someone after they make contact with an explosive object or powerful weapon. They can be seen in games such as Doom, Quake, Team Fortress 2 and many, many more.
A style of play in multiplayer gaming with the purpose of annoying, irritating and angering other players.
Games with cartoony, colourful, happy art styles that involve a lot of bloodshed, violence and killing. Examples would be Castle Crashers, Team Fortress 2, Battlefield Heroes, Alien Hominid, Conker's Bad Fur Day...
All dogs go to heaven? Nobody told these.
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
Indie Royale sells bundles of independent games for cheaper than they would cost purchased separately. Purchasers can choose to pay more than the current minimum to lower the minimum price for others.
A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
Jumping puzzles are generally implemented in fast-paced action games as a way to slow down the progress of the player. Failure often results in certain death.
1) The beheaded kamikaze, a common enemy in the Serious Sam franchice. 2) Clawdovic, a type of bird filled with 'fire-flowers' that will explode upon enemy contact. Used by Sam as a weapon.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
A comparison between how many kills a player has made and how many deaths they have suffered. A staple of multiplayer FPS matches as an at-a-glance measure of performance.
They're kleers. They're skeletons. They're faster than you and they have a nasty habit of lunging towards you. They're also big fans of tossing projectiles at you, so don't think that you can snipe them without moving an inch.
Martial Arts Zombies, of planet Chi Fang.
A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
Lens Flare is a dynamic graphical effect that emulates visual artifacts that can appear on an image captured by a camera with a lens. This effect is not limited only to sunlight.
The ability to float through the air without the aid of a mechanical device such as a jetpack, or the usual biological aids, such as wings.
The act of granting freedom to prisoners or subjugated NPCs.
A lich is a powerful sorcerer who became undead through a magical ritual they cast on themselves. Usually lichdom is achieved to extend their "lives" or give themselves more power. They can control vast hordes of undead.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
Animals that can be ridden by players to get around faster.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
Hot, high pressure gases released from the muzzle of a firearm when fired.
Occurs when a player kills an enemy using a sniper rifle without the aid of the scope. Generally in FPS games, sniper rifles are not equipped with crosshairs, thus making this feat impressive.
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