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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Bison, also called Buffalo in America are large bovids with shaggy manes and short horns.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
Edutainment is a specific category of games designed to teach the player a real-life subject. Whether it be math, history, or English, this game was designed to be used by a teacher or a tutor to make learning more fun!
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Pursuing and killing or capturing wild animals for sport or food.
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.
When the President wants to go for a burger, you know that all your cake is a lie.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
Developers can't seem to resist filling video game graveyards with interactive tombstones full of witty sayings and inside jokes, particularly in fantasy RPGs.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
Enemies that appear out of nowhere and force the player into a battle.
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.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
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