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CD or DVD based games that are shipped in a single package with 2 or more discs due to limited storage capacity.
Games which are based on or feature concepts inspired by the the legend of King Arthur of Camelot, the Knights of the Round table, and the Quest for the Holy Grail.
The artifical production of "human" speech by computers in games or other software
Games that overlay realtime characters or objects over FMV (full motion video) cutscenes to lessen the contrast against the realtime portion of the game.
Games that are little more than extensive cinematic sequences in which the player has little interaction with what is happening onscreen. This notion of a cinematic game is epitomized by laserdisc arcade classics such as Astron Belt, Dragon's Lair and Bega's Battle.
Games are sometimes divided by chapters, sections, acts, etc.
The use of separating portions of a games story into separate chapters that have definitive beginings and ends, similiar to a serial dramas on television.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
Games that have been banned, or refused a rating for one reason or another.
"Roadie Running" is a game mechanic similar to sprinting. Unlike sprinting, roadie running differentiates itself by greatly reducing the player's maneuverability, vision, and ability to use weapons.
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
A government that restricts the flow of information, or willingly subjugates it's people.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
Genocide refers to killing on massive scale, often systematic and for political or religous reasons.
The hindrance of an operation and destruction of property.
Magnetic cards store a person's saved game data on arcade cabinets.
When stuff that always used to work suddenly break down when you need it the most and you either have to fix it or find another way around.
Violence doesn't solve everything - in these games you have the option to arrest perpetrators instead of killing them outright. Often a bonus is attached to taking suspects in alive.
Hidden Objects is a gameplay mechanic in which the player must find specific items within a static scene.
A virus which affects computer systems.
An effect that deals damage to anything that attacks or touches the character.
A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
Son of a monarch.
A personality archetype with a name that arose from Japanese fandom. It describes a person with cold, aggressive, or confrontational exteriors that are rather soft or kind deep down inside.
Game titles that pose a rhetorical question to the player. Occasionally, these titles are accompanied with an exclamation point to form an interrobang.
A clone is a being created as a perfect genetic duplicate of another being, right down to the DNA.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
Evolution marks the progression from one stage to the next.
An engineer is a class or character specializing in construction and repairs, often in dangerous war environments.
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