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Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
Remote Play allows users access to a PS3 wirelessly via a PSP or PS Vita
The player never really dies, but is revived or respawned with little to no penalty.
Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
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.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Having the main protagonist(s) and foreground appear only as silhouettes against an often colourful background has become a popular art aesthetic for 2D games in the last few years.
A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
The act of traversing space while attached to a piece game geometry. Sometimes via a rope, or other grapple like object.
Airborne creature resembling a seed pod. Only affected by certain defense towers in the game.
A sensory juxtaposition of sight and sound.
The 2009 Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place between 24-27 September at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The theme for the show was 'Game, it's so energetic!'
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
A type of gameplay where the player chooses and builds autonomous towers to protect a location from waves of enemies.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Avoid getting straight to the fun in favor of learning who developed, published, and provided middleware for this game.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
A level that takes place either in or near water.
Games that allow in-game recording and uploading to YouTube.
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