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Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
A console game is high definition if it operates at a resolution of at least 720p, or 1280x720. A console able to achieve this resolution is HD-capable. For a variety of reasons, the term does not apply to PC games.
A rendering technology using lighting with a larger dynamic range to create more realistic images.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
A feature in many curtain fire games, the point where a character can be hit is a different size than the character itself. Whether this zone is visible or not (it varies from game to game), it allows players to dodge bullet patterns that would otherwise be impossible.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
This happens in many games when you get killed with the lowest category weapon.
Impulse was Stardock's digital distribution platform. Impulse allowed gamers to quickly find their favorite software and download it automatically to their computer.
The in-game announcer is a non-character disembodied voice commonly heard in arcade games, first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. They announce game modes, multi-kills, and game-changing events.
Map Makers or Editors are built-in tools that allow the average gamer to tweak or fully customize a map of their own, with no mod or programming skills required.
Instagib is a gametype in many first-person shooter games where a single shot can instantly kill an opponent from any range
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
So you can smoke those chumps playing with a controller.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
A comparison between how many kills a player has made and how many deaths they have suffered. A staple of multiplayer FPS matches as an at-a-glance measure of performance.
King of the Hill is a popular game mode where the players have to stay in a designated area of a map to gain points. This mode is becoming increasingly popular in shooters.
The Krall are a reptilian alien race, though more primitive than other races, Were excellent fighters and were employed or enslaved for use as foot soldiers by other races like the Skaarj and Necris. They are encountered as enemies throughout the original Unreal and it's expansion and are later a playable faction in Unreal Tournament 3.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Oftentimes developers will release the tools they used to create a title to the fans that play it. This Mod Support allows normal gamers to re-define their gaming experience and share their work with the public, promoting creativity and community.
Flouting well-known laws of mathematics, some games allow the player to possess over 100% health. Typically, the surplus amount cannot be restored in the same way as standard health.
A post processing effect that blurs and streaks the entire frame. Loosely based on the behavior of real-world optics.
Animals that can be ridden by players to get around faster.
rockets that are grenades, flak shells that can be frag grenades or shoot metal shards, stinger minigun with wall pinning crystal alt
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