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These are the very last games officially released for a major console in North America.
The title of a game is a year, or has a year in it. Normally used for sports game and other annual titles, but also used to designate when a game takes place rather than the year released.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
Any spoken words conjunct with and descriptive of on-screen action . This is prevalent in most sports games.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
Progressive Scan means non-interlaced scanning. It is also known as "Enhanced Definition" (EDTV) and means the video signal outputs at 480p.
Some games just weren't meant to be.
DNAS was Sony's solution to all of the online cheating on PS2 games. It was also introduced as a means to discourage and prevent illegal copies of games to be played online.
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.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
An instantreplay is a gameplay element typically associated with sports games, and widely made popular with the Madden Franchise. Instant replays allow players to go back and view gameplay footage, occasionally from varying points of view.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
An online retro gaming streaming platform.
A board game is a game played on a mostly-static surface using markers or chits to indicate player progress. Many video game board games are based on tabletop games (Catan, Monopoly), but some, like Mario Party and Culdcept, are original designs that use board game design as a starting point.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
Whether it be for points, speed boosts or just for aesthetic purposes, this game includes fancy tricks that the player can perform.
In-Game Advertising is the placement of advertisements for real-world products within the game, sponsored by companies external to the developer.
The use of a board to ride down a snow-covered slope.
Games often feature in-game music, however some have taken the effort to create their own radio stations, with DJ's, talkback, and a variety of music.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Connectivity is a feature in some game systems that enables them to connect to other systems to unlock extra content or other unique functionality.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Grinding is the ability to slide along the edge of an object, usually a rail of some kind, with the trucks of a skateboard, the sole of a rollerblade, or the pegs of a BMX bike, in addition to grind boots or simply the character's feet.
Some games allow you to attack your opponents during a race.
Poking fun at a specific existing work, whether a game, a movie, or something else, by imitating and exaggerating its characteristics. Some games use parody here and there, while others are entirely parodic.
A view point or camera angle that's fixed on the vehicles front bumper.
A rally is generally any race involving a series of progressive check points, as opposed to laps around a defined track.
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