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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.
Gears 2 is played through a third person perspective. You can see your character and all his surroundings.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
Tickers are a new addition to Gears 2 and pop up frequently.
Anguish of body or mind. Can be used by authority figures to extract sensitive information that would not be given under normal circumstances.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
TrueSkill is a matchmaking system for the Xbox 360. It tries to match gamers up with comparative players based on each player's average performance.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
Sometimes a co-op game allows the various players to choose their own individual difficulty levels. This is typically implemented by higher difficulty levels causing that player to be able to deal damage less easily and to also receive more damage from enemies.
Gears 2 presumably (as of august) has the two-piece maneuver. Melee with the shotgun, then shoot immediately. This often results in a one hit kill.
An additional difficulty level that becomes unlocked after meeting certain criteria, such as beating the game or dying many times in the same area.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Gears 2 runs on the Unreal Engine.
Games with vehicles that can be controlled. This applies to games that AREN'T focused on just driving, but just happen to have a vehicle segment or the ability to pilot one.
Oh no! The last enemy is dead, but all your friends are fallen! How will you ever go on alone?! Wait! Did you hear that sound? That means the battle is over, and all your dead allies can get back up, good as new. You've heard the victory gong.
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
Gears 2 has voice acting for its characters.
Players can communicate online with a headset.
Certain enemies swallow certain people/items in Gears 2.
Gears 2 puts you in a war between Humans and aliens.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
First seen in Halo: Combat Evolved, this style of gameplay helps manage balance in shooters by forcing players to choose between weapons
Found in many First Person Shooters or Role Playing Games, the player has the ability to swap their current weapon for another found on the ground or in their inventory.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
When games ship with website integration. These sites can be used for viewing user-uploaded gameplay videos, stat tracking, and browsing user-generated content.
Wretches are small monkey like primates that originate in the Hollow. The Locust have enslaved them and use them primarily as cannon fodder.
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.
Gears 2 will have Xbox Live online capabilities.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
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