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Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Games that can link up to Facebook for additional features.
A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
While most games feature achievements with gamerscore values in multiples of five, not all games do so.
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
Google Play's subscription service that includes games and various other apps.
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.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
The Red Bird is the original Angry Bird and is the mascot of the franchise.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
Pigs are pink, oinking mammals with a button nose and curly tail. They are rumored to eat a lot and be dirty. They don't fly, but they do bring home the bacon.
Bite size games for the PSP and the PSPgo.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
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