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When fighting is no longer relegated to the ground, but can also take place in the air.
Dashboard view puts the player in the helmet of the driver. Usually in cars or other vehicles. Most commonly in next-gen racing games and shooting games which have vehicles
The concept of seemingly religious phenomena being explained as the work of alien civilizations.
A theme used very often in fantasy and sci-fi settings is that of a brutal, totalitarian empire or kingdom whose armies oppress the common people. Evil Empires appear under many names in various game worlds, including simply "The Empire".
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
Flat shading is a lighting technique used in 3D computer graphics. Its characteristic look is easily recognized.
It's not just for airplanes anymore: Game mascots and MMO players alike have taken to the skies. Players can use flight to quickly navigate large levels, find hidden items, or take opponents down.
Taking place in the Star Wars Universe, the Galactic Civil War was a conflict fought between the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance. The Galactic Civil War was featured in many Star Wars games and other media and is one of the most richly realized stories in the history of entertainment.
The Galactic Empire was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars Universe.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
The men and some women tasked with commanding and ordering the Empire's many footsoldiers and other resources. Most are incompetent, corrupt, cruel, or some combination thereof.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
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!
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
The Alliance to Restore the Republic is a rag-tag band of freedom fighters that opposes the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.
An arcade system board by Sega, used from 1992-1994. It is their first that was designed for 3D polygonal graphics, surpassing their "Super Scalar" series.
Needs a cheat code to access sound test.
Spray and Pray refers to a tactic found in shooter video games in which a player uses guns with either high rates of fire or high bullet counts and shoots with reckless abandon.
The black helmeted pilots of the Empire's myriad TIE vehicles, particularly the ubiquitous TIE Fighter.
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