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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Ability to play as a non-human or extraterrestrial character.
Because you'd never expect a banana to be an undercover cluster grenade.
Bonus levels, rounds, or stages give players a chance to gain extra points, powerups, or lives. Occasionally bonus stages will play completely different than the rest of the game, like as a slot machine or pinball minigame.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Games in which the two main protagonists are of different species.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
So you made a fighting game, and the direct sequel is a hack 'n' slash action game? Wait, what?
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
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.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
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.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
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