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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.
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.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Create-A modes allows the player to create the skate park of their dreams, their own action hero, or the next champion of wrestling.
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.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Fairly weak enemies (not specific characters) that go down in a couple shots or swings, but will keep coming in droves.
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.
A grapple is a maneuver in which one character grabs an enemy and usually throws or damages the enemy. Most grapples occur in fighting games.
A term that can be used to refer to RPGs that focus more on the action, or brawler action games which focus on hack & slash gameplay.
Horse riding is mostly used in games to get around from one place to another quicker than you could on foot. They can also sometimes be used in combat or racing.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
Combat based on organic (or similarly functioning) mounts. This can include melee or ranged attacks from horseback.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
A type of character-specific special attack seen in all variants of Koei's Musou franchise.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
How non-playable characters or factions perceive the player character based on their actions or choices in the game world.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Soft resetting is used in many console games to reset a game using the controller.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
A turbulent period of Chinese history following the fall of the Han Dynasty. Although it officially began in AD 220 with the founding of the kingdom of Wei, its starting point is often considered the Yellow Turban Rebellion that began in AD 184.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Games that feature musical instruments as weapons, whether that be by smashing them over an enemy's head or by firing projectiles via a quick jam session.
Some evil people have aspirations to conquer the world, and beyond!
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
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