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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.
Mammals that have pouches and like to hop.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Lions are currently the second largest felines on Earth. They are often referred to as the king of the jungle.
A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
When a game has several playable characters of different species, real or fictional.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
DLC that is technically available on the disc, but requires the player to buy a key separate from the game to activate it.
Very large African flightless birds.
Pandas are black and white bears that live mainly in China and zoos. It is an endangered species.
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.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
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!
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
Remote Play allows users access to a PS3 wirelessly via a PSP or PS Vita
You can play as AIBO, a robot dog.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Some gear comes in sets of matching pieces. While each piece has its own benefits, the set comes with additional bonuses when all are worn together.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
Using stealth often requires the player to accomplish their objective without being detected by enemies. Methods of detection can vary from game to game, and can be based on an enemy's line of sight, how quiet the player is, or even how the player interacts with the environment.
A species of striped feline.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Velociraptors are dinosaurs that existed during the Cretaceous period around 70 million years ago. They became quite popular following the release of Jurassic Park.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
Horse-like wild animals that have black and white stripes.
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