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Jumping puzzles are generally implemented in fast-paced action games as a way to slow down the progress of the player. Failure often results in certain death.
Kart racers are cartoon-like racing games that often feature fantastical power-ups.
Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.
Puzzles where light beams must be manipulated in certain ways, usually with a series of mirrors. Popular in action-adventure games.
Basically you're given a flashlight and then sent to a dark place.
Sometimes, a key just won't cut it. When you really need to get through a locked door or open a sealed chest, you need a certified master of unlocking, complete with a lock-pick.
Loopers are recurring enemies in Skies of Arcadia. They come in different colors, representing a certain element, and are known to dodge most attacks and flee from battle.
Game within a game. Can either have no effect on other portions of the primary game or have drastic impacts. In order to qualify as a meta game it must be outside the normal experience and have seperate rules that govern it.
Shorter than mini-games, micro games are generally no longer then 20 seconds in length. Several are often played one after another as a party game.
A time honored tradition among the Monkeys of Monkey Island. At, first it was a way monkey's would wage war, now it is more of a game.
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
A game in which the player competes in several different real or invented sports events.
Nazi Zombies are a combination of two of gaming's main bad guys, Nazis and Zombies.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Pazaak is a card game played in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series. Its rules mix Blackjack and collectable card games.
Any type of puzzle that involves changing the perspective, usually by manually moving around the camera to line up items in the environment.
Pulling is a popular tactic in MMOs where one player skillfully separates one NPC from a group and "pulls" them back to their group/raid, who are stationed in a safe area.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Quick Time Events show up in all sorts of games as an attempt to make cutscenes interactive. Press the buttons displayed on-screen before time runs out, or else.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
A Random Number Generator (hence RNG) is a system designed to randomize a sequence of numbers. Most games technically use a table of 'random' numbers, simulating random chance.
A turned based battle system that has a reactionary component.
Reloading is the action of replacing the ammunition magazine inside a gun. It adds a touch of realism to most modern shooters, and a certain amount of tension when a player is forced to reload while under fire.
Also known as Othello, this strategic board game uses round pieces with a different color on either side. When pieces of one color form a straight line between two pieces of the other color, the middle pieces are flipped over.
Platforms that revolve.
This exploitation of the original Starsiege: Tribes' physics model speeds up player movement down declining surfaces.
The use of a board to ride down a snow-covered slope.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
In many MMOs, some items, typically keys, will disappear from your inventory once you log out.
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