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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Feb 26, 2008
As time progresses, the character ages. A boy one moment, a man the next, soon the character is so old he's on the brink of death...
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
Usually found in MMO games, but sometimes found elsewhere, emotes are a way of displaying your emotions on-screen either through a character animation or by the use of an icon.
An Expansion brings new missions, modes & new story elements to a full product title. Expansions typically require a full version game to function, but there are also stand-alone packs as well.
A fictional currency is one where the object being exchanged does not exist in the real world, such as Final Fantasy's Gil, or are not used for exchange in the real world, such as Fallout's bottlecaps.
Games in which fire can spread continuously across the environment or between objects.
Toilets that can be used in-game. Neat, but easily abused, which seriously impacts virtual water conservation.
In some video games, when some characters talk, what they say has absolutely no meaning, at least to the player. Whether it has any meaning to the character speaking is another matter entirely.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
Some video games utilize a system that has the player occasionally consuming food items to keep their hunger under control. Ignoring it can result in decreased stamina, or in some cases, death of the player's character and a "Game Over" screen.
The ability for players to customize the look of indoor locations with various furnishings.
The ability to influence and control the thoughts of others.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A digital distribution platform owned and operated by EA.
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!
SecuROM is a controversial form of DRM, most famously used on EA's strategy game Spore.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
The titular people in EA/Maxis's universe of Sim games. They serve as the citizens in SimCity, and star in the Sims series.
Whether it's to restore your health, save your game, just for the hell of it, or all of the above, sleeping in games has numerous uses.
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Urination is found in games for a number of reasons, including comic relief and a quick pathway to sobriety.
A wish is when the first party (usually verbally) requests something and the second party magically grants it. But beware, the second party can interpret the wish as he likes. Some races of beings like genies and fairies are known for granting them.
Yoga is a type of exercise which is centuries old. Its main components are stretching and muscle control.
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