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A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Lock On is a game mechanic that allows the player to automatically center the character's aim on a target, usually done with a toggle or a press of a button.
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.
Drifting is a technique used in motorsports that involves intentionally over-steering the car to create a slide. This is done both as a competitive and exhibitive technique.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
The 2011 Gamescom takes place at the Cologne Trade Fair Center, Germany from 17-21 of August.
Uplay is a service created by Ubisoft to provide an experience similar to the trophies/achievements offered by Sony and Microsoft respectively.
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.
Voice actors don't always get an NPC to represent them. Sometimes voices have no visible speaker.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
A cutscene (usually using the in-game engine) which allows the user to contribute to or modify the action- such as changing camera angle, zooming in and out, or being able to move the player character around actors playing a scripted sequence.
Games that are in genres where the ability to jump is expected, but do not allow the player character to jump on command.
New Purchase Incentives is a business strategy established by publishers to encourage consumers to buy games new. It is also primarily used as a means of profiting from used game sales where they otherwise could not.
DNAS was Sony's solution to all of the online cheating on PS2 games. It was also introduced as a means to discourage and prevent illegal copies of games to be played online.
Missions during which players are tasked with protecting a non-playable character or object from harm until a certain goal is met.
Achievements that are given to the player to show just how much they suck... usually.
Prostitution is the exchange of money, drugs, favours, or other incentives for the performance of sexual acts.
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
Comic book or manga characters who are also in video games. There are tons of games with superheros such as Batman and Spider-Man out there.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
PC games that support the use of two or more monitors.
Somebody wrote or drew a message on the wall, maybe it was in blood, maybe they had a marker handy; but now here you are, reading it.
Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
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.
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