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This describes a section where the player is locked in one place, using a large gun mounted on a platform which itself is usually moving.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Games that tutorialize the player under the guise of performing a routine check-up on the character.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
This is the concept of being able to snap straight to a target and shoot them, as opposed to tracking them with your crosshair.
Sometimes a co-op game allows the various players to choose their own individual difficulty levels. This is typically implemented by higher difficulty levels causing that player to be able to deal damage less easily and to also receive more damage from enemies.
Two Screen Multiplayer basically means splitscreen multiplayer without a split screen. It's primarily a feature of the Wii U.
A cousin to the invisible wall. Unclimbable hills are used to enclose a playable area. Unlike the invisible wall, it provides some context. They are frequntly used in large open world games to enclose a large area. Players may be able to climb a portion of the hill.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
The United States Air Force was created in 1947 after WWII ended and they first saw combat in the Korean War. They are the main airborne force for the US Military.
The main armed force the United States and responsible for all major land operations.
"Every marine a rifleman" is one of the mottos of America's toughest fighting force. Tasked with projecting might through amphibious operations as well as acting as shock assault infantry, the Marines have taken on an added significance during the War on Terror.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
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.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Tutorial sequences that must be played through in order to progress to the main game.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Urination is found in games for a number of reasons, including comic relief and a quick pathway to sobriety.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
Someone who illegally seizes and holds the property of another, e.g the sovereignity of a country. This is mostly done by close advisors or greedy relatives.
Anti-Cheat technology made by Valve. Not just used in Source Games.
A term used to describe a game that has not officially been cancelled, but which has disappeared from the public view, and from which no word on development has been released in a long, long time.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
In order to circumvent various obstacles, some protagonists must travel through ventilation systems.
A type of media spanning from broadcast television, to blockbuster films, to YouTube content.
A political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
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