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Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Jul 07, 2005
In many games the player is given the power to harm and or kill creatures. Many games have been brought to spotlight by groups like the rather militant PETA.
When a game is released at a lower than usual MSRP, and is usually a lesser product as a result
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Game titles that make a statement of fact or opinion.
The 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 18-20.
A type of stage themed around, or made entirely out of, food - often confectionery.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
The best way to make sure even the stupidest players know that certain people, places, terms, or concepts in a game are important is to highlight those words in the text with different coloured letters, or through the use of bold, italicized, or all-caps text.
The 2006 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2005.
Some games feature end credits that scroll over a playable segment of action.
A stylistic choice of employing small polygon counts for meshes.
Planet destruction sometimes a gameplay mechanic, sometimes a plot point. Should cover pending as well as actual destruction.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Games in which the player can directly control a spherical object or creature that rolls along surfaces, such as in Marble Madness. Often the basis of puzzle platformers where the sphere must be guided through an obstacle course.
Son of a monarch.
Monarchs and their families.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2005.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Subtitled Silence is when a character remains silent in a section of dialogue and a subtitle box appears usually having an ellipsis (...) or nothing at all. Most common in J-RPGs and dating sims. The character can also make a small moan or grunt.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
A credit screen that cannot be skipped or interrupted. No matter how hard you try, you'll have to sit through them.
A level that takes place either in or near water.
For games that have either wholly or partly Japanese title names.
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