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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released May 04, 2004
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
A boss fight in which the player must not only battle the actual boss, but must also defeat or defend against auxiliary enemies.
Mummies are lumbering undead corpses wrapped in bandages. They are often associated with ancient Egypt and may have magical powers or be immortal.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
A USB haptic mouse replacement peripheral. The name comes from the fact that the falcon is the predator of the mouse.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
Open source games are games that have had their source code officially released to the public, allowing anyone to modify, distribute, and create ports of the game.
A Palette Swap is when two or more characters share the same style sprite or character model with only minor color or cosmetic changes. Although visually similar, palette swap characters may have very different moves and personalities.
Physics play an important part in this game in solving puzzles and/or combat. Notable examples include the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, and the Force Powers from Star Wars: Force Unleashed.
Levels whose visual design represents objects or symbols (including text).
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
A route shorter than the usual one.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
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.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Subtitled Silence is when a character remains silent in a section of dialogue and a subtitle box appears usually having an ellipsis (...) or nothing at all. Most common in J-RPGs and dating sims. The character can also make a small moan or grunt.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
An Unwinnable State occurs either due to a glitch or by designer choice, when the player's actions make it so that the game can no longer be completed. However, the game continues as though it is still possible to finish and win.
Used in Super Mario Bros. via the pipe system. Warp Zones became popularized on the NES/SNES.
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