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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released May 22, 2012
A game that uses a mixture of 2D & 3D techniques. Commonly used to describe the use of either 3D graphics restricted to a 2D perceptive, or 2D graphics used to fake the appearance of a 3D perceptive.
Some television shows are ripe for interactive adaptations. Like Grey's Anatomy, or The Young Ones.
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The act of bending at the knees from a standing position. Crouching is an essential part of many shooters and platformers, and can be used by players to stay behind cover or avoid incoming projectiles.
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.
The concept of seemingly religious phenomena being explained as the work of alien civilizations.
The accent of someone traditionally from England. Not to be confused with Welsh or Scottish, which are totally different despite being sometimes referred to as simply "British" accent.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
Games based on TV shows, which includes live-action and cartoons.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
A 3D optimization middleware.
A co-op system where two players control one character at the same time.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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