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The event of a suspect being apprehended by law enforcement.
The ability to buy property.
Often used as a catch-all term for any game's main story-driven mode of play, campaign mode usually refers to a linear sequence of levels with a continuous story and a definite conclusion, playable single-player and sometimes co-operatively.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
The act of high-speed vehicular pursuit. Often this occurs in racing games or games where players must evade police.
Because a washed car, is a shiny car! Originally popularised in the Gran Turismo series of games (I think?). Feature also exists in Grand Theft Auto 4.
Jacking is the act of taking control of a vehicle that is not under the player's rightful or original possession, and may or may not have been taken out of another player's or NPC's possession.
There's nothing cooler than planting a bomb, turning the camera around, and walking away nonchalantly as it blows up behind you. As everyone knows, true heroes don't look at explosions.
A menu or other interface that is presented as a cell phone operating system.
Videogames with extreme or controversial content will often be altered for release in certain countries, usually to comply with local laws or prevent cultural misunderstandings.
Any game where players progress through difficult challenges that usually provide points or medals based on performance.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
When the protagonist is pursuing someone or something in an effort to kill or capture.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
Chest-High Walls appear regularly in video games, particularly in third-person-shooters with cover mechanics.
The act of removing dirt, dust, or other unwanted matter from a surface.
Allows the player to continue playing - even though they have finished the game. This allows the completion of unfinished side-quests or the results of the player's victory in the world to be seen.
A type of video game ending common in the 8-bit era where characters are just... hanging out on a cliff, usually looking into the distance in a resolute manner.
Global Warming is the rising of the Earth's temperature. As temperatures rise, ice caps melt, ocean levels rise, and climates are drastically altered.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
The ability to change the color of a character's clothing/armor or even a vehicle's paint with or without the use of an in-game item to do so.
Police officers can "borrow" a car if they need it.
iFruit companion app allows you to customise cars, as well as minigames which link to the full game.
A bar, usually at the bottom of the screen, which tells you what direction enemies, locations, or main quests are.
Games that numerically track the player's progress towards completion of a specific goal, single level, or the entire game.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
A clever camera placement or movement to mask a costume, haircut, or other aesthetic change on a character.
Due to crafty camera angles and conveniently placed objects in the environment, the nudity in the scene is obscured from view.
A person serving time in prison or an escaped criminal on the run from the law.
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