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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Oct 23, 2001
Running at 60 FPS is standard for arcade & PC games, but hardware restrictions of consoles often force developers to aim for lower framerates in order to preserve visual detail or allow greater scale. 3D console games hitting 60 FPS are thus uncommon, though the trend of re-releasing games on newer hardware has technically resulted in more 3D console games hitting 60 FPS.
When fighting is no longer relegated to the ground, but can also take place in the air.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
A computer sub-system which automatically guides your vessel.
A barrel roll is a maneuver in which an object makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction.
Be it an “unopenable” door, a sprawling fence, a sudden outcropping of land, an ocean, a cliff (often a deadly ocean/cliff combo,) a broken-down car, an “invisible wall,” or large trees; barriers in video games manifest themselves in a variety of forms (physical and otherwise).
A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
The act of aerial combat between two or more fighter aircraft. A common occurrence in many combat flight games, it is the equivalent of a firefight in a first- or third-person shooter.
The 2001 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 17-19.
Missions during which players are tasked with protecting a non-playable character or object from harm until a certain goal is met.
We all know that explosions will get you to buy a game. This is why you want stuff blowing up on your game cover!
Flat shading is a lighting technique used in 3D computer graphics. Its characteristic look is easily recognized.
It's not just for airplanes anymore: Game mascots and MMO players alike have taken to the skies. Players can use flight to quickly navigate large levels, find hidden items, or take opponents down.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Depending on the country, a song enters public domain after a certain number of years after release or after the death of the writer. In the United States, it is 95 years after release.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
A superweapon is a structure or character with amazing powers and amazing costs. This weapon can turn the battle to its owner's side single-handedly, but is usually the most expensive and time consuming to construct.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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