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An on-screen countdown timer (typically measured in seconds) that begins once the game has been fully configured and triggered to start. This is distinct from a loading screen, which may occur before and/or after the countdown.
Enchantment is the process of infusing mundane items with magical properties, or manipulating your enemies minds with magic.
The military dictators of Japan for nearly 700 years, until the great "opening" and Westernization of the country in 1868. Famous shogun include Minamoto no Yoritomo (the first true shogun) and Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose ascension marked the end of the Sengoku (Warring States) Period.
A traditional household role in which the wife spends her days taking care of the house and children while the husband is at work.
In a game that presents multiple options of how to proceed, Pseudo Non-Linear is when all options must be completed in order to proceed further. In other words it gives you to illusion of choice but there will ultimately be a set path.
The taboo act of engaging in sexual activity with one's own blood relatives. Generally frowned upon because it results in genetic deformities in any offspring created.
Chemical weapons are weapons who use chemical products to obtain various detrimental effects.
As seen in the Rock Band franchise, a drum fill is a section of the drum chart of the song taken out and replaced by a fill section.
A balance mechanic in fighting games that reduces the damage of an attack each time it is
From the Rock Band franchise, overdrive is basically the same thing as star power in Guitar Hero. The main differences are that the overdrive notes are glowing and not star shaped and that more overdrive energy may be gained while actually in overdrive.
Whether it's Super Scaler or Mode 7, growing and shrinking sprites/textures is a concept often used in sprite-based games. It was a popular technique used to create three-dimensional games with sprites, mostly during the 16-bit to early 32-bit eras. Sprite-scaling was an early form of 3D texture-mapping.
The ability of a character to jump from pole to pole. An example being in "The Incredible Hulk" where you can earn an achievement for jumping on all the poles at the World Trade Center without touching the ground.
Aftertouch is a technique where the player is able to manipulate the path of an object that they would realistically have no control of, such as a fired bullet or a crashing car.
While completely normal from the neck down, these characters seem to be lacking a bit of skin up top. Creepy.
The New York Yankees have won more championships than any team, in any sport, having won 27 World Series, most recently in 2009.
Traffic courses are racetracks in which drivers have to race each other whilst avoiding oncoming traffic. Most commonly associated with illegal street racing.
Some games require players to accept a terms of service agreement before playing or connecting to online services.
The 2002 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 22-24.
Honda manufactures vehicles such as the Civic, S2000 and the NSX. Honda is featured in racing game franchises such as Gran Turismo, Forza and the Need for speed series.
Characters or objects that appear to smash into the player's screen.
The ability to shoot the helmet off your enemies.
Time Stopping is the ability to stop the flow of time, stopping all movement from everyone but the person who used the ability.
QuickLoad allows the player to rapidly load their progress in a video game, generally is most seen in computer games.
A deceptively powerful enemy featured in many Final Fantasy games almost always wearing a brown cloak and equipped with a lantern and small knife. Infamous for being able to instantly KO one or all party members after slowly approaching them.
Ad-chievements are achievements based on in-game product placements. They can be either advertisements in the actual achievements (like the "Ridiculously Long Lasting" achievement in Shaun White Skateboarding) or achievement earned doing something with in-game product placement (like the "Boob Tube" achievement in Alan Wake.)
The Glacier 1 engine was created in 1998 by IO Interactive, and have been running most of all IO Interactive's games since. The Glacier 1 engine is by 2011 retired through the announcement and upcoming release of the newer and stronger Glacier 2 engine, in the latest franchise Hitman: Absolution.
A safety is scored in American Football when the ball becomes dead in the end zone of the offense. The defense is awarded 2 points for a safety.
The most prominent fighting style in the Street Fighter games. Its devotees include Ryu, Ken, Gouken, Akuma and Gen.
A style of music and dance primarily popular in the 1970s.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
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