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The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
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.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
PSone Classics are titles that were initially released for the original PlayStation, and re-released digitally for later PlayStation hardware.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
The online service used on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
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