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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.
Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
A common fighting game mechanic that allows you to link normal attacks into a combo. Also known as a Dial-A-Combo.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
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.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
A trend becoming more common in mobile/handheld games, geolocation functionality influences the game environment or data, based on the ability of the software to detect the device's geographic locale.
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
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Games that fill up the player's health upon leveling up.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
The American Mafia which originated in Sicily and took root in Eastern America around the 20th century. It is also known as Cosa Nostra meaning "Our Thing". The explosion of Mafia activities and power in America happened in 1920's and their power lasted well into the 1970's and 1980's.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
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