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Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
A narcissist is a person that is obsessed with one's own looks or who has an egomaniacal sense of self-importance.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
Sequels that have the player controlling a different character than the preceding game(s).
System in games that are used to alert the player of law enforcement attention and pursuit towards them.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
A health care professional who responds to calls for emergency medical assistance outside of a hospital.
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
A pimp is a fellow who is known to convince women into selling their bodies as a commodity to their clientele. Pimps are also known to wear outrageous suits, and robes, usually in fluorescent color like purple, green, and light blue, with matching hats, shoes, etc.
While all games on PlayStation 3 (2009 onwards) and later consoles have trophies, only games deemed large enough get to have the coveted Platinum Trophy for earning every Trophy in the base game.
In some games, total immersion is helped along by allowing players to purchase and customize their own housing.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
Games where one or more of the player's antagonists are a law enforcement officer. This can be because the player is a criminal, or any other number of reasons, including corrupt/dirty/prejudiced cops.
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!
A lack of basic needs like clothes, clean water, shelter, and food.
A man or woman working the world's oldest profession. He/she might provide you a cutscene, health, or be a background NPC for an urban setting.
Prostitution is the exchange of money, drugs, favours, or other incentives for the performance of sexual acts.
Digital re-releases of PlayStation 2 games for later Sony-branded game systems.
A weighty real-world issue that some games comment on, often through allegory. Unfortunately, other games can offend players in their depiction of different ethnicities, whether intentionally or not, thus becoming part of the issue themselves.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
Games that used to be available on Steam, but have since been removed.
RenderWare is an API and graphics rendering engine made by Criterion Games.
The act of repairing damaged items or weapons.
A rich snob is a character who thinks he/she is better then everyone else because he/she is rich.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
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