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Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Mar 13, 2015
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Amiibo is Nintendo's NFC figurine and card program that works across multiple games. Amiibo work natively with the Nintendo Wii U via the NFC reader in the Wii U GamePad and the New Nintendo 3DS. In 2015, Nintendo will release an accessory for the original Nintendo 3DS that lets players use Amiibo on it as well.
Games that support the use of the Circle Pad Pro 3DS accessory.
The cutscenes are nothing but the pages of a comic book. Audio is usually dubbed over to give them a little more life.
Written words that are used to describe sounds, sometimes used in comic book—inspired games, like XIII.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
Shared mythology for several H.P. Lovecraft stories.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
When the player's actions trigger a change in the game's soundtrack. This adds a cinematic quality to the gameplay.
The twentieth Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 10-12, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Missions during which players are tasked with protecting a non-playable character or object from harm until a certain goal is met.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Games that have been developed to play on all Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS models but benefit from enhancements when played on a New Nintendo 3DS (XL) or New Nintendo 2DS XL.
Nintendo Network is the online service for Wii U and 3DS.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
A state in a turn-based tactics game that the player may set his/her character in at the end of a turn in which the player will attempt to attack any enemy which comes within range during the enemy's turn.
The sixth annual PAX East took place March 6-8, 2015 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
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.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Feature of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms that enables games to auto download video, patches, and extra features. Content downloaded over SpotPass is free of charge and separate from DLC available through the eShop.
Water vaporization usually represented in video games as a particle effect.
3DS titles that use the handheld's built-in StreetPass feature, allowing two units in sleep mode to share game information when they detect each other.
Gameplay type emphasizing deliberately paced tactical battle where each side politely takes turns moving and attacking one another through varied forms of combat.
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