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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Aug 26, 2003
Games that feature stages in which the player is forced to continually progress, chased by a relentless and lethal threat that covers the entire height/width of the screen.
When the main protagonist is thrusted into a foreign dimension or alien world, usually due to a freak accident. The protagonist must then explore that world while trying to find a way back home.
A proprietary video codec (.bik/bk2 extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Games featuring quotations on their cover, often from well-known game publications that place the game in a positive light.
Games which have served as the basis of a comic book or vice versa.
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.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
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.
A graphical effect used in video games where an object blocks light and around the edges of the object the light is significantly brighter than normal.
Monolith's proprietary game engine used for their 3D games.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Any projectile that bounces off a surface upon impact.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
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 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.
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