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The use of everyday objects as weapons of destruction, often combination.
A bribe is the act of offering money or gifts to a person to gain influence or alter a decision.
A method to clearly show the player live grenades near them. Usually displayed on the HUD.
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
Platforming from the character's point of view.
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae.
Coyotes are canid species indigenous to Northern and Central America. They generally hunt in pairs and can reach speeds of 40 mph.
Pelicans are birds typically found near beaches.
Water that has been exposed to electricity. Often functions as a puzzle the player must solve to proceed.
In these games, players can accumulate two or more separate currencies, each having a different value, that can be spent on in-game items, power-ups, and so on. This feature is most often seen in games with microtransactions, where a secondary currency can be bought with real money.
Games that include real photography on the game's cover.
Alternative blood is blood other than the usual red variety.
A level/mission/chapter that shares a name with the game itself.
A ball of energy fired from the palms.
A designer can use a racial stereotype to make a character easier to understand, though in the process the character may come across as offensive and hurtful.
Belt scrolling is a 2D perspective, side-scrolling action with downward camera angle. The character is able to move not only sideways, but also vertically within a limited area, giving pseudo-3D depth. Mostly used by beat 'em up brawlers, this term is mainly used in Japan and comes from the conveyor belt like viewpoint.
People who ride skateboards.
The Na'vi are a humanoid sentient race, who inhabit the moon Pandora. Standing three meters tall, with tails and blue skin with individual bioluminescent spot patterns, the Na’vi live in harmony with their unspoiled world.
Through trial and error gameplay, complex game mechanics and intense difficulty, masocore games are specifically designed to frustrate players over and over again.
Monster Rancher species often considered to be the series' mascot.
Farming is the act of growing plants and raising animals for food.
The concept of building a single city and its respective houses/institutions (e.g. Sim City) or building cities as part of an extending empire (e.g. Civilization).
VR experiences that one sits down for. These can include games where the player controls a pilot, or drive a car.
VR experiences where the player is standing upright, but not walking around.
Hidden Objects is a gameplay mechanic in which the player must find specific items within a static scene.
Players drive vehicles in an arena where the object is to smash into the other vehicles for points or to be the last vehicle standing.
Mythical Creature with the face of a man, the body of a lion, sometimes with wings and a tail that can shoot spikes. Other times it has a snake for a tail or a scorpions tail.
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