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A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
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.
The severing of limbs is a good way for designers to make every battle a bloodier, gorier mess. Or sillier in the right situations.
The concept of seemingly religious phenomena being explained as the work of alien civilizations.
Sentient mechanical beings from the Star Wars universe, Created and serve many applications from civilian to military.
An Expansion brings new missions, modes & new story elements to a full product title. Expansions typically require a full version game to function, but there are also stand-alone packs as well.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
Fairly weak enemies (not specific characters) that go down in a couple shots or swings, but will keep coming in droves.
One of the most iconic Force powers ever, it entails telekinetically strangling a victim. Most associated with Darth Vader.
The Galactic Empire was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars Universe.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
The Jedi consists of individuals capable of using the Force. They are the protectors of peace and stability in the galaxy.
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.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
Many great heroes had to learn their skills from someone. This person would be the one.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
The New Republic was founded during the final years of the Galactic Civil War to help rebuild the Galactic Republic.
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!
Quicksave allows the player to save their progress in record time at the push of a button. It is more commonly found in PC games than in console games.
The Rancor is a large bipedal creature in the Star Wars Universe. First appearing in Return of the Jedi, they have since been a staple in Star Wars video games.
The Alliance to Restore the Republic is a rag-tag band of freedom fighters that opposes the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.
Serving as polar opposites to the Jedi, they revel in dark side of the Force and lust power above all else. Sith Lords are identified by their "Darth" title, while lesser Sith and Dark Jedi are not allocated this title.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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.
Iconic blaster fodder which appear in any good Star Wars game, having origins with the Republic's Clone troopers. Come in a wide number of different variants.
The Force is an energy field created by all living things, that surrounds and penetrates living beings and binds the galaxy together. It Is the source from which Jedi draw their power and abilities.
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.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
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