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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Sep 08, 2009
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Active Reload is a gameplay concept in which the player can actively decrease the load time of a weapon by timing a button press.
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
America's civil war lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865. The southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy, fighting for their independence, while the northern Union saw secession as an act of treason and fought to restore national solidarity. Northern victory reunited the states and abolished slavery.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
To strike someone with the butt, or stock, of a rifle. The act of using a non-handgun firearm as a blunt weapon.
When a character is killed, the fallen body's ragdoll physics will fail and the corpse will start to flip about spasmodically. This oOften occurs in open world/sand-box games.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
A bright flash, usually red and seen on the borders of the screen, that indicates damage or injury.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 2-4.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Either through a concealing helmet, keeping the whole game in first person, or using clever camera work, the player character is kept faceless throughout an entire game.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
In some first person games, the map is an object the players interact with in-game. Players press a button and the map comes up in front of the character's point of view.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
The floppy disk is a symbol for saving data that originated back when floppies were still the dominant format for computer games, but has persisted long after the technology became obsolete.
Some first-person games that wish to immerse the player in the experience more will go as far as to include full body awareness, or the ability to see the player character's body when looking down.
An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
The smoke that rises out the barrel of a gun.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
An imaginary boundary in the game world that limits player movement to a specific area. They are often criticized as a poor component of level design, when an actual wall or other visible boundary could have been used to delineate a game's playing field.
A moment in a game in which the player is faced with overwhelming odds, designed to be unbeatable by conventional means, but in which the player is encouraged to continue to fight anyway.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
For games that feature a mission briefing before gameplay.
The 2009 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) took place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on September 4-6.
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