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Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
A characteristic present in game characters with a superior state of mind reflected in how they solve problems and their way of approaching situations.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
Penalties are most commonly found in sports game. Penalties usually result in a loss of yards, free kick or a free shot against the team/player that was penalized. In special cases, the offending player(s) may be ejected from the game.
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).
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
The art of taking corners is an essential element for any good racing driver, and it is a technique that must be mastered in order to produce the fastest times on track.
Communism is an economic and political ideology which (at least in theory), seeks to eventually achieve a classless society that promotes equality in gender, racial, and/or social terms. Despite this, most Communist regimes are often dictatorial rather than utopian.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Bonus levels, rounds, or stages give players a chance to gain extra points, powerups, or lives. Occasionally bonus stages will play completely different than the rest of the game, like as a slot machine or pinball minigame.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Games that include real photography on the game's cover.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.
Video game engine created by Blizzard Albany.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Most modern shooting games add the realistic touch of rendering shots to the cranium instantly fatal. Glorious for the shooter, kind of a bummer to the shootee.
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