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A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
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.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
The Summer of Arcade is an annual Microsoft promotion that began in 2008. It highlights five XBLA games, and offers incentives to purchase them.
A promotional held event by Microsoft which highlighted 5 XBLA games over the span of 5 weeks. 2008 was the first year the Summer of Arcade took place and it began on July 30th.
Platforms that sway back and forth in a curved manner.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
A hand gesture to indicate approval. Often used when verbal communication is not possible (such as during stealth sections, at long distances, or when a character is mute).
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
The ability to communicate via voice.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
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