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Instead of telling you it's over and come to a conclusion, some games leave you with a "To be continued" screen.
Anguish of body or mind. Can be used by authority figures to extract sensitive information that would not be given under normal circumstances.
Levels that take place in or on a train or subway.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
New version of the Unreal engine rolled out with Unreal Tournament 2003. After being further extended and enhanced, it would evolve into the Unreal Engine 2.5 and Unreal Engine 2X.
Game engine made by Epic Games, used for Unreal Tournament 2004, Mods, and other licensed games.
Tutorial sequences that must be played through in order to progress to the main game.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Uplay is a service created by Ubisoft to provide an experience similar to the trophies/achievements offered by Sony and Microsoft respectively.
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
A person who goes outside of the law to punish those who have committed an act of injustice. Their methods usually cause them to be perceived as criminals.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
A feature in select games in which the player can control the goings on in the game using select voice commands spoken into a microphone.
You're halfway through the game or more, everything's going great. You've got tons of weapons and crap and BAM! Flash grenade! You wake up later captured, off to either be executed, interrogated, etc. Often, you've lost all of your weapons as well. You sir, have just woken up captured.
Also known as a triangle jump, this is the ability to hit a wall and propel yourself off of it like you were some kind of crazy ninja or parkour fiend.
Popularized by the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trilogy, wall running is a concept employed in platforming games. The move is often executed when needing to traverse a gap with only a wall in place. Also includes running straight up walls.
Found in many First Person Shooters or Role Playing Games, the player has the ability to swap their current weapon for another found on the ground or in their inventory.
No longer just a pastime for bored individuals, the simple act of whistling has played an integral part in games such as the Splinter Cell series.
Originally recorded in 1951, this sound effect has appeared in numerous films and video games.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Feature found in some later first-generation Xbox titles that allowed players to stay signed into Xbox live while playing an offline game.
The Xbox Live Marketplace and the Xbox 360's compatibility with certain Xbox games are utilized to make Xbox Originals - Xbox games that can be downloaded to and played on the Xbox 360.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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