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A cloud of fine particles.
A type of puzzle based around filling in a numbered grid.
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When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
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.
Characters who possess the ability to "fly", but only for a limited time or by gradually descending.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
Wii titles played by holding the Wii Remote on its side. Such games may also require altering the grip on the Wii Remote in order to perform certain gameplay tasks.
Receiving damage or dying as a result of falling.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
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.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
That bad guy looks awfully familiar... probably because it's you. This is for games where you fight yourself or an evil version of yourself
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.
Attributes are a numerical representation of a character's abilities who have their roots in RPGs. Today, attributes have spilled over to a wide range of game genres.
A chicken is a small, domesticated flightless bird that can be white, yellow, brown or black. A female is a hen, a male a rooster, and a baby a chick.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
A list of common "steps" that take place in every heroic story. Joseph Campbell proposed that it is a metaphor for the transition into adulthood.
DoT effects are most commonly found in Role Playing Games, and it describes the effects of a gameplay mechanic (often a magic spell) that causes incremental damage over a period of time such as a fire spell leaving someone to continually burn.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
Many video game villains oftentimes laugh in evil ways, be it a vicious cackle, a sneering chuckle, or a booming laugh. Common evil laughs often include "Bwa-ha-ha", "Mwa-ha-ha", or "Ho ho ho".
A boss fight in which the player must not only battle the actual boss, but must also defeat or defend against auxiliary enemies.
A clone is a being created as a perfect genetic duplicate of another being, right down to the DNA.
Whole levels dedicated to the industrial theme. These levels resemble factories or other industrial areas, and are often filled with conveyor belts, tesla coils and other contraptions.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
The ability to complete sections of a game out of the intended order (or to skip them entirely) through skill and knowledge of the game.
It's easy to lose oneself in the heat of battle. Luckily, some games will alert the player as to when they are close to death.
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