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Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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