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Some PlayStation Vita games can upload unlockable items, lap times, and other game data as virtual geocaches using the built-in "near" application.
Sometimes you just don't want to pull out your stylus or get fingerprints on your DS screen. These games don't make you.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Characters that are overweight have more body fat than normal for their race, or at least look it. A character that is overweight may or may not have great strength.
Whether it's taking pictures of things for points or as part of a journal, photography is playing an ever increasing role in many of today's video games.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
While all games on PlayStation 3 (2009 onwards) and later consoles have trophies, only games deemed large enough get to have the coveted Platinum Trophy for earning every Trophy in the base game.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
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!
From shields to car doors to entire vehicles, and even people, portable cover puts a unique twist on the cover systems commonly found in modern action games.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Games that allow items to be rotated; this can be used to reveal information about certain objects for the purpose of puzzle solving.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Shoulder Swapping Aim is when players can push a button to change which shoulder the player is aiming over with a weapon.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
The act of killing a fellow teammate in a game, to boost score or just for fun. This often results in being booted from games, and several games allow the server to do this automatically.
Possibly the greatest advancement in shirt technology since the invention of the button, the half-tuck shows one has class and simultaneously doesn't give a damn.
Games that allow you to touch the screen to start them instead of pressing the Start button.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
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