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When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
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.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
The police chase consists of the police chasing someone; usually by car. Sometimes the player plays as the guy getting chased and sometimes as the police.
The sound of police communicating amongst themselves via radio to co-ordinate attacks, often heard by the player so they can react to the attacks.
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!
A lack of basic needs like clothes, clean water, shelter, and food.
In a number of games, characters often talk about friendship and the importance of friends, some sacrificing themselves for one another.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Static background images that are not drawn in real time.
Pregnancy is the term for when a female of a species is carrying a new, developing member of the species within her body.
Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
In order to chat with others the user must press a button before or while talking.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
A portion of a shooter or action game where players are forced into an on rail shooting sequence.
Enemies that appear out of nowhere and force the player into a battle.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
The act of repairing damaged items or weapons.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
Games that have art on the inside of the game case, to double the decoration.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
Ronin is the samurai motorcycle gang of Saints Row 2 and the greatest gang concept in the history of mankind. Period.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
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