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Some games have inspired the creation of literature.
This feature allows players of the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 versions of a game to play competitively or collaboratively.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Not all bosses can handle the player by themselves. Many use waves of lesser enemies to fight for them while they rest, and some even let these minions do all the work.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
GameMaker is an easy-to-use, no programming required 2D game development tool for Windows and Mac, first created by Mark Overmars and now developed and maintained by YoYo Games Ltd.
Commonly found in fighting games, a super meter increases when either a character takes or gives damage (depending on the game). There are many variations on the super meter, depending on the franchise or game.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
The second annual PlayStation Experience took place December 5-6, 2015 at Moscone West in San Francisco, California.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
A feature in some games on the GOG.com service. Unlocked only while using the GOG Galaxy client.
Player characters that are infants, children, or adolescents.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Also known as a triangle jump, this is the ability to hit a wall and propel yourself off of it like you were some kind of crazy ninja or parkour fiend.
Carefully exploring a large, labyrinthine area full of enemies (i.e., a dungeon) in the hopes of finding treasure, leveling up, or completing a specific task. Having their roots in tabletop games, video game dungeon crawls are found almost exclusively in RPGs.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
Retroachievements is a community created and curated site that adds Achievements and Online Leaderboards for supported emulators and platforms like Raspberry Pi
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
Primarily found in fighting or sports games, the versus screen typically masks the load time of an upcoming matchup. Sometimes codes may be entered here that will affect the game.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
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