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A camera that reveals the way that the player was killed, displaying an instant replay of the player's own death through the other player's eyes.
Monsters that invade the various worlds in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. The protagonists Terra, Aqua, and Ventus fight to discover the source of the threat.
Feature of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms that enables games to auto download video, patches, and extra features. Content downloaded over SpotPass is free of charge and separate from DLC available through the eShop.
The 2012 iteration of the Spike VGAs, and the final show bearing the VGA branding.
Gladiators may or may not be forced to fight. They are usually depicted as being from ancient Rome.
Rather than leaving each player to their own devices and deaths, some multiplayer modes pool the total number of lives or respawns that can be used among the entire team. Then the blaming starts.
A marketplace for indie game players and developers.
A co-op system where two players control one character at the same time.
Mars, Jupiter, Venus are all gods of Roman Mythology.
Whenever a game prompts the player to enter a character's mind, or a world where a character's thoughts are shown through the level design.
Games that are heavily based on a developer's actual experiences, usually by way of allegory.
A weasel is a smallish and long carnivorous mammal that can be anywhere in the world except Australia and Antarctica. They are thought to be devious and not good characters.
Sony's feature allowing for DLC, UCG, and unlockables such as additional characters or costumes to be used on both the PS3 and Vita version of a game.
A concept in pinball machines/games that can allow a player a free game.
The ability for players to recover all their used talent/skill points and significantly modify their character's attributes while still maintaining their level.
A crosshair which becomes larger when the player shoots or moves which decreases accuracy, discourages shooting on the move and promotes firing in small bursts.
ASCII is often used as a way to replace images where they can't be used, i.e. maps in a text based guide. In the past, adventure-games have also used ASCII-art.
A common malfunction of the eye that causes a large percentage of people to perceive colors differently. This page should be used only for games that include characters with color blindness, as oppose to games that feature support for color blind users.
Similar to Llamas, this south american animal is bred for their fleece, which is similar to wool.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a crime fighting organization in the Marvel universe.
Players drive vehicles in an arena where the object is to smash into the other vehicles for points or to be the last vehicle standing.
A game mechanic in which you can interact with another country/civilization. Usually games allow you to declare war, offer peace, trade, etc. using diplomacy.
Open wounds are caused by injuries that continue to bleed, which drains Hit Points for its duration. It is a Damage over time effect, similar to poisoning.
Sometimes, games will have a character that is made of the smelliest of substances. Singing is optional.
Some game modes don't allow the player to respawn once killed, forcing them to think strategically and to try to stay alive.
Real world information improved in some way by the inclusion of computer generated data. Typically done using a virtual overlay on a real image.
An extraterrestrial race whose society is centered around trophy hunting.
Physical props, clues, or trinkets included within game boxes by Infocom in the 1980s. They were often used to convey in-game information, add value, or as early copy protection.
A worldwide game jam competition.
A symbiote is any living creature that coexists with another, usually proving a benefit of some sort. It gives it's host the ultimate power, but at a cost.
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