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A bright flash, usually red and seen on the borders of the screen, that indicates damage or injury.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
A distinct place within the gameworld that is widely feared by the NPC population, either because of some recent cataclysmic event or because of the bad reputation the place has gotten over time. NPCs will often refuse to enter said area.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
A type of technique in killing opponents in games through a vertical takedown with high risks and high satisfaction. First practised in the Mechwarrior franchise. Can also mean the usage of weaponry to rain devastation and mass death.
A gameplay mode that pits two or more players in a fight to the death. John Romero is credited with coining the multiplayer term "deathmatch."
A concept common in MMORPGs, a debuff weakens a foes abilities or stats making combat easier.
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae.
An objective where players have to ward off enemies for a set duration.
A psychological phenomenon where something that a person has never encountered before seems oddly familiar to them.
It's all in the family.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Games where the first level or scene is a re-hash of the final level or scene of the previous game in the series. Usually the difficulty is significantly reduced.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Removing a weapon or item from another person/creature so you can make use of it. Useful for stealth based games.
Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
Generally used to fool other characters or parties into thinking you're one of them or belong there for purposes of deception, spying, or accessing data.
The concept of seemingly religious phenomena being explained as the work of alien civilizations.
A system that allows players to pay upfront and receive all of the DLC for a game, including DLC that has not yet been released. This lets players receive a discount compared to buying DLC individually.
Your friend in medicine. Mostly.
The ability to dodge an attack, making the player untouchable for a brief period.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
Dolby Digital is an audio compression technology codec first used in movie theaters. It's now commonly used in many modern day audio/video media formats, including video games.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
When someone drops what they're doing, often literally, at the sight of someone else (typically the protagonist).
Drowning in games occurs when a being (not suited to be in water) runs out of oxygen, time, power, or barely even touches the water surface. Further complicated by the local sea-life that can knock the air out of you, should you get close.
Some characters get drunk off of alcohol - often this is portrayed with blurred vision, impaired movement, or slurred speech.
Games that play on a regular Nintendo DS but that have exclusive Nintendo DSi features.
Duality discusses the conflict between two opposite forces and their struggle. Those two forces may also complement each other or are the two sides of a scale and must be balanced.
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