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Whether it be cigarettes, cigars or pipes, tobacco or otherwise, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you - and that it makes you look undeniably cool.
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Sometime companies include the name of a company in a title. Usually it's their own, but they have been known to shill for others.
A concept in a game where the playable character can't run out of ammo, and doesn't need to pick up/buy ammo. In some cases, you still have to reload your weapon, but you will still have an endless amount of magazines.
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
A cutscene that is viewed through the eyes of the protagonist or some other character. POV stands for "point of view".
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
Games which have served as the basis of a comic book or vice versa.
Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
The building/editing of vehicles, mechs, and the like.
The continue is a classic gaming concept, and usually arises when the player "dies" or fails in the game. Usually some loss is tied to a continue, in a form of a "life" or something of other value.
The severing of limbs is a good way for designers to make every battle a bloodier, gorier mess. Or sillier in the right situations.
Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
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.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
Drifting is a technique used in motorsports that involves intentionally over-steering the car to create a slide. This is done both as a competitive and exhibitive technique.
A crossover occurs when a character from one franchise makes a special appearance in a game from an unrelated franchise. Some games are specifically designed to be crossovers that bring together characters from two or more franchises.
A gameplay feature that offers players the option to listen to their own music instead of the game's original soundtrack. This allows for a more personalized listening experience.
Plotting and scheming, usually for wealth or power.
Any person that is in an Army.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
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