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Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
The disgusting process in which a character regurgitates the contents of their stomach back into the world, usually performed as a means of purging the body of poisons or intoxicants, but often (in videogames, anyway) used as a means of projectile attack by non-human enemies.
Games that conclude with a screen displaying "The End" or a variation thereof, such as "Fin."
Players must repeat a series of inputs, dictated by the game, in order to progress. It is very similar in nature to Simon Says, or more accurately, the electronic game, Simon.
An implementation of lore that is meant to flesh out the game world, without becoming a hindrance to the overall pacing of the game itself.
Physical props, clues, or trinkets included within game boxes by Infocom in the 1980s. They were often used to convey in-game information, add value, or as early copy protection.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1930 and 1939.
Fatalities are a means of ending a fighting game match by gruesomely murdering the loser. It was popularized as a finishing move performed at the end of a match in Mortal Kombat.
Introduced in MK III, these new finishers would turn your character into an animal that would then kill and maim your opponent, thus ending the round.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
An organized crime syndicate often consisting of members with shared ethnic backgrounds or cultural beliefs.
The usage of drugs by the protagonist or NPCs.
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.
Literally meaning "black film," film noir is a term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas. This unique style of storytelling and cinematography is often incorporated into video games.
An alluring female who uses her charms to seduce men with intention of using them to further her own intentions.
A Light Gun controller is used on some arcade games and very few console games. You point it at the screen, pull the trigger, and people die.
Game titles that pose a rhetorical question to the player. Occasionally, these titles are accompanied with an exclamation point to form an interrobang.
A style of action-adventure gameplay revolving around exploring a labyrinth with the necessity of locating new items and equipment to progress beyond otherwise impassable obstacles. The concept is named for its common usage in the Metroid and Castlevania franchises. While the term most commonly refers to 2D games, it can also refer to 3D games.
Amphibious octopus-like creatures that launch rocks from their mouths at people. They are largely land dwelling animals, but have been seen residing in water as well.
Crows are familiar over much of the world: large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices.
The head of a city government. The perfect candidate if your game needs a rear end in a top hat.
Games in which the player can directly control a spherical object or creature that rolls along surfaces, such as in Marble Madness. Often the basis of puzzle platformers where the sphere must be guided through an obstacle course.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
When a game incorporates trivia questions into it, even if it's not a trivia game.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
When a game's title succinctly describes or indicates how the game is played, or a specific game mode.
A bold font type used in logos and in-game text.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
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