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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Sep 06, 2001
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1980 and 1989.
An organized crime syndicate often consisting of members with shared ethnic backgrounds or cultural beliefs.
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.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
A gameplay mechanic where the player must make narrative decisions or dialogue choices in real-time, within a certain time limit, with their choice (or lack thereof) affecting the plot. Timed decisions are essentially a form of QTEs (quick-time events), but differ in the sense that they affect the narrative outcome.
A story element in which a significant amount of time passes in a short period. Usually marked by major changes in character ages and personalities.
A tomboy is a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of boys.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Some games' stories end abruptly when they never get the sequel they clearly expected while others just ramble on forever with no end in sight. Either way, these games suffer from Unresolved Story Syndrome.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
While piledrivers, clotheslines, and suplexes might seem at home in wrestling games, many professional wrestling moves have found their way into other video game genres. Brawlers and fighting games are commonly home to these moves, with Mike Haggar's piledriver being a classic example.
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
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