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Part ad, part game. Advergames are designed to promote a specific brand or product, usually outside the game industry.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Hotseat multiplayer mode allows multiple people to play the same game on one system. This generally only applies to turn based games such as Civilization IV or Advanced Wars.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
This exploitation of the original Starsiege: Tribes' physics model speeds up player movement down declining surfaces.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
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