114 | Shoot Raptors.mp3
Voicemail Dump Truck
Game Mess Mornings 05/02/24
GrubbSnax
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.27
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.20
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.13
Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Sep 18, 2007
When a character or group of characters does something extremely brave on behalf of another character or group of characters, knowing that they will get killed or seriously injured in the process.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
A game that has holiday themes was either initially designed as a game for a holiday, or one that has holiday elements in a level, or as an additional unlockable feature, either through the use of the system clock, or an additional download.
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.
Although the United States has not been subject to a major invasion since the War of 1812 with the British Empire, it is the subject of many modern themed games. It usually spurs on the protagonist to save the United States of America from certain doom.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
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.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
All militaries have some kind of uniform.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
PC games that support the use of two or more monitors.
Games that feature more than one storyline, each often paired with a different protagonist. The storylines may intersect, or they may be completely independent of one another.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
Despite his inexperience, the New Guy has saved the world more times than any veteran.
This is when the events of a story are not in chronological order. Often, the end comes at the beginning, and the remaining story explains how things came to be the way they are.
A military alliance created for the mutual defense of its members during and after the cold war.
The complete or near-annihilation of life on the planet Earth by the means of nuclear weaponry.
Nuclear war is a conflict in which nuclear weapons are used.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
Rocket artillery is any platform, and it's own rocket ordinance, designed to fire with some accuracy towards a distant enemy. The distance involved usually means they must be fired indirectly.
SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
Citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which was a country that emerged after the Civil War in The Russian Empire.
SpeedTree is a software toolkit that generates realistic forests on the fly.
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.
Terrain Deformation is the idea of allowing the geometry of the world to be changed in dynamic, non-scripted ways. For instance, in the game Sacrifice you can cast many spells (like Volcano) which alter the terrain's elevation permanently.
A flaw that occurs when a games graphics engine fails to preload textures as the player is in view of them.
With a name combining the Greek words for heat and pressure, a thermobaric weapon relies on oxygen in the atmosphere instead of a pre-mix of fuel and oxygen. They are remarkable in in their ability to clear enclosed spaces due to their exceptionally large pressure wave and heat output.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:
Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment
Log in to comment