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Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Jul 15, 2003
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2003.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
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.
A series of Steam features related to cross-platform play, including cross-buy, cross-play, and Linux compatibility layers.
Like a critical hit, this is a special action invoked from certain attacks in games or caused randomly on attacks by a character's statistic. It causes opponents to lose the ability to attack back for a certain period of time, and usually invokes the hit character to go into a special animation.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
The ability to manipulate objects with one's mind. Telekinesis is often displayed as an incredibly powerful ability.
An intergalactic crime syndicate in the Star Wars universe.
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.
A war fought between the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders and the Old Republic, the latter being aided by Jedi forces under the command of Revan. The conflict and its consequences are central to the Knights of the Old Republic games.
An organized crime syndicate often consisting of members with shared ethnic backgrounds or cultural beliefs.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
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.
Not simply a plot twist, a Tomato Surprise is a narrative trope where a momentous plot detail, which is already known by the principle character(s), is kept from the audience until a critical point in the story. It is the opposite of Dramatic Irony, which is where the viewer knows something the characters do not.
The act of stealing precious artifacts from a tomb.
character has the option to mentally torture random individuals with force powers
A classic 19th century puzzle that has made its way into video games, including several Bioware titles and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.
Trandoshans are a bipedal reptilian race in the Star Wars universe. They have appeared in a number of Star Wars games.
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.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
The Sand People are easily frightened but will return in greater numbers.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
A humanoid race in the Star Wars universe, they come from the planet Ryloth and sport very distinct head-tails.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
Games that feature characters that are known for a highly distinctive and unusual manner of speech.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
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