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Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
This describes a section where the player is locked in one place, using a large gun mounted on a platform which itself is usually moving.
Weapons designed to be wielded with both hands, typically due to their size in relation to the one wielding them. Examples include longswords, claymores, lances, scythes, and giant hammers among others.
A powerful weapon often found near the end of the game that is significantly more powerful than other weapons. It can also be the last weapon in an RPG game that does drastically increased damage compared to previous weapons.
Unbreakable glass is glass which is impervious to destruction, and is often used to show a story scene without allowing player interference.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
The United Nations Space Command is the military force that represents the united Human race in the Halo franchise. They are all that stand between the Covenant and their goal of exterminating Humanity.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
User Generated Content describes any content the end user produces to add onto the content given by the developer. User Generated Content has grown in popularity, with LittleBigPlanet, Forza Motorsport 3, ModNation Racers and Spore being great examples.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
WASD, or WADS, is the most common and often the default setting to move the player character in computer games with a first or third person perspective.
A waypoint is a reference point used for navigation purposes by in-game characters. Most commonly used in strategy games and squad based games.
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
Many popular multiplayer games (particularly for PC) may integrate player or clan/guild information into a web interface to be accessed from anywhere. The player may also be able to see your current achievements on his or her game.
A middleware engine for game audio, developed by Audiokinetic Inc.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Games in which specific enhancements are made when played on an Xbox One X.
Pressing a button to zoom-in. For example: in a flight combat game or a shooter without iron sights.
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