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Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
The act of building something. Using resources to build units, buidlings, structures of any kind.
Games involving characters that round up local hoodlums for the good of the community.
Crowd control is the art of whittling down large groups of attacking enemies via the constant reassessment of the greatest threat to the player; achieved by constant player movement, and adjusting the aim to the closest threat, then quickly moving on to the next greatest threat, and so forth.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
Various franchises release "versions" of the same game. These games are basically the same, but each one lacks something the other has.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
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.
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.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A comparison between how many kills a player has made and how many deaths they have suffered. A staple of multiplayer FPS matches as an at-a-glance measure of performance.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
The ability to influence and control the thoughts of others.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
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.
Realism is where a game attempts to accurately mimic real life through gameplay mechanics and visuals. For example, realistic shooters, such as Operation Flashpoint, Full Spectrum Warrior, or Brothers in Arms, typically focus upon squad tactics, i.e. suppressive fire and flanking.
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.
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.
An organized crime syndicate often consisting of members with shared ethnic backgrounds or cultural beliefs.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Gameplay that involves performing an entrepreneurial service in order to make money.
Xfire is a downloadable instant messenger client and Digital Download Store for Windows. It is targeted at gamers and has many features related to gaming.
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