Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

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!

Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus materal, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.

Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.

Objects in video games that augment the users abilities.

One of the Force Talents in TFU is Battle Meditation, which allows Starkiller to charge powers quicker.

Notorious tendency for visual mammary vibrations in video games, especially fighting games. Apparent in many series such as King of Fighters, Dead or Alive, and Soul Calibur.

Perhaps the good guys become the bad guys, or perhaps you simply change your mind - but either way, your friends are now your enemies.

Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.

Destructible cover is an increasingly popular gameplay element in shooters, uniting destructible environments with cover mechanics to discourage overly defensive play. Just like you, that piece of concrete isn't going to last forever.

A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. It totally violates the fundamental laws of physics, but we try not to think about that.

The 2007 E3 Media & Business Summit took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on July 11-13.

It's a little too easy to unlock achievements in some Xbox 360 games.

Gameplay mechanic that requires the player to protect and/or follow an NPC (or multiple NPCs). Generally unpopular due to frequent unstable artificial intelligence of the NPC being escorted.

Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.

Envisioned by the prominent science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein and popularized by the movie Aliens, the Female Dropship Pilot is always ready to pull your bacon out of the fryer.

Taking place in the Star Wars Universe, the Galactic Civil War was a conflict fought between the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance. The Galactic Civil War was featured in many Star Wars games and other media and is one of the most richly realized stories in the history of entertainment.

Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When you lose at a game, it is game over.

Controlling by using different gestures such as touch, swing, twist, flick, and more!

Havok Physics (Havok) is a physics API developed by Irish company Havok and released in 2000. It is used in video games as a physics engine, allowing for realistic interactions between in-game entities.

This concept involve a character of the hero archetype that, at some point in the storyline, turn against the forces of good and becomes evil.

Humanity is responsible for amazing accomplishments as well as incredible atrocities committed against both themselves and the planet which they call home.

That's right! Doesn't matter if they mind their own business or act like Mother Theresa; They're still going down. *NOTE* This is a plot device and should not be affiliated with the Player Characters decisions.

Starkiller gets Force spheres to level up his combos, his force powers, and his passive force abilities.

Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.

From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.

Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have significant effect on the story or other characters.

Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.

A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough. Occasionally levels also differ in the successive playthroughs. A famous early example is the Second Quest in the Legend of Zelda. Common in RPGs.

Physics play an important part in this game in solving puzzles and/or combat. Notable examples include the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, and the Force Powers from Star Wars: Force Unleashed.

Any character you play in a game is a PC, or a character controlled by the player, as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), character controlled by the game or AI.

Originating with the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair, Quick Time Events now show up in all sorts of games as a way to make cinematic cutscenes slightly more interactive.

Rancors appear in mass quantities as enemies on Felucia

The Rebel Alliance is a rag-tag band of freedom fighters that opposes the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.

Juno and Starkiller... Sitting in a tree... K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Throwing the saber and manipulating it using the Force

Serving as polar opposites to the Jedi, they revel in dark side of the Force and lust power above all else. Sith Lords are identified by their "Darth" title, while lesser Sith and Dark Jedi are not allocated this title.

Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.

Super-ness is a game concept that can relate to many different aspects of video gaming. Examples include super moves, super-powers and demonstrating feats that a normal human is not capable of

The Force is an energy field created by all living things, that surrounds and penetrates living beings and binds the galaxy together. It Is the source from which Jedi draw their power and abilities.

Videogames that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-videogame franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even crappy pop bands.

Here you can train combos and moves

The unreliable mentor is there to teach and guide you sometimes. Though other times, you just don't know what their intentions are, and whether you should trust them or not.

A concept where there is a villain in the story that either allies with the forces of good, or outright becomes one of the heroes. Sometimes this occurs in later games.

A wilhelm scream is located in The Force Unleashed on the Imperial Raxus Prime level, during a short cinematic where Starkiller throws a pilot out of his ship.