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PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A Common mode in a lot of driving game's where players race from point A to Point B against a either a clock or other drivers
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!
Product placement is the act of using branded products in high visibility settings inside movies and games in exchange for special consideration, financial purchases or otherwise. In recent years, it has become more apparent.
Progressive Scan means non-interlaced scanning. It is also known as "Enhanced Definition" (EDTV) and means the video signal outputs at 480p.
The game incorporates a real time game clock, where one hour in game is equal to one real world hour.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
RenderWare is an API and graphics rendering engine made by Criterion Games.
The player never really dies, but is revived or respawned with little to no penalty.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
A meter mostly used in fighting games that fills up when a character is hit or deals damage, once it is full it can be triggered to make the player's attacks more powerful for a moment.
Games that have art on the inside of the game case, to double the decoration.
A widely popular music style, originating from a fusion of blues, R&B, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth rock, and pop rock, among others.
The wheels are already in motion when you begin the race, there's no turning back.
Rubber Band AI is an infamous hidden feature in racing games that allows computer-controlled opponents to catch up no matter how far behind they are. It is intended to keep challenging the player, but can also give AI opponents an unfair advantage.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
So you made a fighting game, and the direct sequel is a hack 'n' slash action game? Wait, what?
A route shorter than the usual one.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
PlayStation 3 games that utilize the "tilt" functionality of the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers for minor or major gameplay mechanics.
The phenomenon of time, or at least a character's perception of it, moving more slowly. Bullet time is an enhanced version of slow-mo.
The speed blur effect is typically used in racing games. It consists of the edges of the screen, or any object in the world blurring as the player moves quickly.
Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2004.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2005.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2006.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2008.
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