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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Sep 20, 2011
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
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.
Autolog is a social feature in Electronic Arts' racing games that actively challenges players based on their own friends' performance in the same game.
Many games sport magic cars that drive all by themselves. This is most likely done in order to keep a low rating or for other reasons.
These games let players see the credits without needing to play the game first.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Drifting is a technique used in motorsports that involves intentionally over-steering the car to create a slide. This is done both as a competitive and exhibitive technique.
An environmental hazard that can be exploited to inflict massive areal damage, exploding barrels are one of the most ubiquitous objects to be found in games. The most common methods of ignition include shooting and throwing. Exploding barrels are usually distinguished from the non-exploding kind by a conspicuous red tint.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
In order to avoid licensing issues, many games simply create fictional car brands.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
A popular piece of classical music known for its Hallelujah Chorus. The chorus is often used to highlight a moment of celebratory or miraculous triumph.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.
An act of Mother Nature that brings hardship on humanity and the world.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
Illegal auto racing taking place on public roads.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Tsunami is a natural disaster. A big large wave of water that normally are caused by earthquake underwater. It bring destruction to nearby coasts - especially in Japan.
A twister, or tornado, is a localized windstorm characterized by a rotating column of air resembling a funnel-shaped cloud.
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