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An Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live feature that lets you purchase and download full Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC games through the Live Marketplace.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
The maintenance of a garden and the cultivation of plants.
Use his valuable wool for coin or use him for food the choice is yours.
When players are encouraged to collect all of a large number of characters, creatures or items in a game. Progress is often represented by some sort of bestiary or compendium that is filled out with new entries.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Used in many games such as Sim City and Black & White to make sweeping changes to the environment or to move massive objects.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
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
Hippopotamuses, or Hippos are African semi-aquatic mammals that are known for their voracious appetites, though wild ones have never been seen eating small white balls.
The Hortstachio is one of the most recognised Pinatas from Viva Pinata. For it to visit your garden you need to have a Ponocky.
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.
The 2007 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2006.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
An imaginary boundary in the game world that limits player movement to a specific area. They are often criticized as a poor component of level design, when an actual wall or other visible boundary could have been used to delineate a game's playing field.
It's hard to dislike the charismatic Jameleon, a Piñata fairly low on troublesome traits - only its fixation with colour (as represented by varieties of Flutterscotch) and justifiable fear of Bonboons may need attention.
While the Juicygoose is instinctively a sentry bird, its aggressiveness can result in tussles with the very Piñata it evolves from. It also frightens off Newtgats, making it tricky to indulge the Juicygoose's appetite.
Games made for a younger audience, usually between 3-9.
Piñata Island pet shops cater equally to Kittyfloss and Barkbark lovers, but don't try to raise both at once. In fact the Kittyfloss has an aversion to many species, from Squazzils to Shellybeans.
The legendary Konami code, any who knew it were rewarded in many classic Konami games. UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A (SELECT) (START)!
Evolved from the Lickatoad in a daredevil fashion involving a poison berry and shovel, the Lackatoad is very much its own creature with its own distinct likes (Arocknids) and dislikes (Salamangos, fences).
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Some species like to remain inconspicuous, but the Lickatoad is a prominent presence in the garden as it hustles Newtgats and tries to survive in a world of predatory Syrupents and Crowlas.
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.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
Collecting objects in a game such as weapons, armor, items, and currency. Loot is often associated with RPG games and MMOs with RPG elements.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
The egg-thieving Sour Macaraccoon sees the error of its ways once tamed, and will try to reimburse you by hunting for goodies outside the garden. It's also a dab hand at keeping Syrupent populations under control.
Particularly unhelpful in its Sour form as it scares off visitors, and pigs might fly before you're able to tame it. However, manage that and you'll earn yourself a loyal Mallowolf pet and defender against Ruffians.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
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