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The game automatically saves for you when you reach certain points. Implemented in order to reduce frustration for forgetful savers.
Games that support the Wii Balance Board.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
The 2007 E3 Media & Business Summit took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on July 11-13.
The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 2-4.
The 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 5-7.
An emerging trend. The only objective? Achieve your optimum physique.
Following in the tradition of Nintendo games carrying a "Super" prefix for SNES or a "64" suffix for N64, these games contain "Wii" in the title.
Controlling by using different gestures such as touch, swing, twist, flick, and more!
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Games that feature support for Nintendo's Mii avatars.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
Nintendo Network is the online service for Wii U and 3DS.
A function of the Wii U that allows games to be played exclusively through the Wii U GamePad.
Games that can be played with one hand, typically using only half of a standard controller or only the mouse/keyboard.
The use of peripherals has vastly changed the way games are played. This concept includes an array of items, including joysticks, plastic guitars & drum-sets, and specialized printers.
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!
A distribution of power depending on the accuracy of timed button presses.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Games that include real photography on the game's cover.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
This exploitation of the original Starsiege: Tribes' physics model speeds up player movement down declining surfaces.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
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.
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.
Yoga is a type of exercise which is centuries old. Its main components are stretching and muscle control.
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