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‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Some games allow players to adjust a safe zone to account for overscan.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Often found in either very violent games, or games taking place in or around water, Screen Splatter is a visual representation of blood, water, strawberry jam, or other liquids temporarily obscuring the player's field of vision.
While screenshots were possible in many games using third-party programs, many games have official use for screenshots. Whether that be being able to take them, and have them uploaded to the internet or your hard drive, or have them serve in game purposes.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
Designed as non-fictional, relating to real or known history, and to claim or reveal that these events actually happened, but were deliberately forgotten long ago.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
Men too tough to cover up their chest.
Shoulder Swapping Aim is when players can push a button to change which shoulder the player is aiming over with a weapon.
Non-stealth games with a mission or level where you must sneak/creep through an area undetected.
Any person that is in an Army.
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.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
Metroid, Mega Man, Earthworm Jim, Metal Gear, Halo, Crysis, Iron Man, and many more. Ordinary men and women who become extra-ordinary with the right suit on.
Like its airborne cousin, the Helicopter Boss, the Tank Boss is a large and stubborn metallic adversary.
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
A shadowy organization founded by Major Zero after Operation Snake Eater. Their goal is having complete digital control over all mankind. Also known as the "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo."
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
The 2009 Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place between 24-27 September at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The theme for the show was 'Game, it's so energetic!'
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Conceptualized by Hideo Kojima, Transfarring allows saves to be transferred from home console to portable and vice-versa to continue playing anywhere. This currently only works on Sony platforms.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
Characters based on the Vocaloid singing synthesizer software released by the Yamaha Corporation. Some of the characters that represent the synthesized voices have appeared in video games.
You're halfway through the game or more, everything's going great. You've got tons of weapons and crap and BAM! Flash grenade! You wake up later captured, off to either be executed, interrogated, etc. Often, you've lost all of your weapons as well. You sir, have just woken up captured.
Experienced soldiers that often feature as mentor characters.
Modifications can include, but are not exclusive to, upgrades. Modifications can be superficial changes such as color.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
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