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Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Oct 10, 1994
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
A boss that doesn't move around during battle. It will instead use other means to "reach" the player.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Games officially verified by Valve to be fully playable on Steam Deck.
Usually the room before a boss battle, filled with ammo, health and other goodies for players to stock up on.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
When a video game suddenly presents the player with a room full of health and ammo, perhaps a powerful weapon or two, it's a good bet that an especially challenging enemy encounter or boss fight is soon to follow.
The act of killing a living being by teleporting directly into them.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
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 mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
A powerful weapon often found near the end of the game that is significantly more powerful than other weapons. It can also be the last weapon in an RPG game that does drastically increased damage compared to previous weapons.
UAC are a fictional research company located on Mars.
If the protagonist is standing on an unstable platform for a certain amount of time, it will eventually drop. Usually there is a pit below, or some other hazardous danger.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
Things are not always as they appear. Just walk straight through that wall.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
Weapon bob refers to the sway of a held weapon when a player is in motion in a first-person shooter.
A room made for the sole purpose of containing a single weapon.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
A demonic zombie also known as Former Human found in the doom series.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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