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Video Game Vocabulary, Jargon, and Slang. D A game that is halfway between a 3. D and a 2. D game can be referred to as 2. FilePlanet is the safest place to download free PC Games, Mods, Demos, Patches, Betas and Maps. Character Builder Lite is designed with a minimalist philosophy thus the Lite and is intended to be useful for any DDO player, from new players to seasoned vets. Ever wondered how people take those amazing photos of the night sky, filled with nebulae, galaxies and all sort of impressive sights Well, you dont need the Hubble. News, reviews, previews, tips, and downloads for multiple platforms. Wizardry 1.2 4 Patch' title='Wizardry 1.2 4 Patch' />D. Can refer to 2. D games with 3. D polygons for graphics New Super Mario Bros., Viewtiful Joe or, more rarely, to 3. D games with 2. D sprites for graphics Doom, though more technically oriented people may consider Doom to be 2. D because the maps are completely two dimensional with height simulated for visual affect. Game Mugen Fight Ultraman more. Or, lazily, to games with an isometric view, like Solstice for the NES. AAA Peacock term for big, rich companies that have huge advertising budgets. Wizardry 8 Version 1. Toxic Cloud Monster ID AleBrew. The Sharn Syndicate. With Update 13, this chain is now repeatable, and offers the full list of named items every 3 completions. On all other completions. An AAA title is simply a very famous one with lots of hype leading up to it. Abandonware The sketchy gray area between piracy and legitimate ownership. Abandonware games are those that have long been discarded andor forgotten by their creators. As there is no way to purchase these games, many people even those who condemn piracy see no moral or legal problem with distributing these old games in order to keep them alive. The best abandonware site is probably Home of the Underdogs. Be sure to click their ads to support them Action Almost all video games involve action, so having a genre called action seems superfluous. Games placed in this genre may be shooters, platformers, or just about anything. Adventure 1 Any game with elements of exploration or item hunting. Used far too frequently by advertisers. Most games labelled adventure are actually find the hidden object platformers like Jak Daxter or Donkey Kong 6. Adventure 2 A more specific term for games in which the focus is on the player solving puzzles and using items in the correct configuration. Also known as Point and Click Adventure games. Many Visual Novels are dumbed down versions of these. See also Text Adventure. AFK Away from keyboard. Aggro Gaining the attention of a usually computer controlled enemy. A useful strategy for deliberately taking hits so your allies can attack the enemy from behind, or drawing enemies out one by one so you can fight them at your leisure. AI Artificial Intelligence. A term derived from computer science that, in the context of gaming simply refers to game behavior that changes in reaction to player input, as contrasted to game action that is merely scripted. A game enemy that chases the player has artificial intelligence, while an enemy that simply paces backward and forward does not. Art An arrangement of items that is considered pleasing. Just kidding, no one uses that definition. When people talk about video games and art, they are generally being irritating windbags who dont realize how nebulous the word is and how pointless it is to argue whether or not a particular example of media counts as art or not. Rarely in these conversations do people actually talk about gameplay. Both indie games and big budget film wannabe games attempt to be arty in different ways. Balancing Ensuring that the attributes of the playable characters in a competitive game dont leave any at an insurmountably unfair advantage over the others. Character balancing is critical for games that wish to be relevant for tournament play. Beat Em Up A game in which the player controls a character who runs through levels beating up minor enemies, usually followed by a boss fight. Different from fighting games due to the minor enemies part and an emphasis on Pv. E rather than competitive gaming and character balance. Bit The smallest unit in computing. The term relates to video gaming mostly during the late 1. Advertising during those times frequently bragged about how many bits this or that console was and therefore what it was capable of producing. Modern advertising focuses on the same thing but no longer uses the term Bit. Boss A special class of enemy that is usually presented to the player at the end of a level, or midway through a mini boss. These enemies are stronger, smarter, or just have more narrative significance than the other enemies. Because of the unique boss fight experience, some specialized games are comprised entirely of boss fights. The first boss fight in a video game was for 1. Space Invaders inspired GORF. The origin of the term boss is disputed. Boss Run A series of bosses in a row with no normal enemies in between. Often appear at the end of Capcom games such as Mega Man and Viewtiful Joe. Buff 1 An in game event that increases a players stats or utility in some fashion. The mushroom in Super Mario Bros. Buff 2 When a character, item, or skill is increased in strength or utility in a patch. The opposite of Nerf. Bug An error in a games programming or design. Can be as minor as a characters visuals being the wrong color or can be a devastating flaw that renders the game unplayable. Build The collection of items and skills chosen for that particular game or character for a specific purpose. My new build gives me maximum DPS for my class. In Real Time Strategy games, a build is the order in which a player sets up offenses, defenses, and structures. Bullet Hell Nickname for extremely difficult subgenre of shmups that fills the screen with enemy fire. See also Shmup. Casual A game deliberately designed to require low amounts of skill or effort. Popular with grandmas. Cheap, Cheese Anything that is considered unfair or overpowered. The mating call of the Scrub. Chipping, Ticking In fighting games, blocking an enemys special attack usually still does a tiny amount of damage to the blocker, which is known as chip damage. In Street Fighter IIs heyday, this was often considered Cheap and therefore worthy of beating the user with a bicycle chain. Scrubs took their codes of honor seriously in the 1. Combo A series of moves performed in a fashion that links them together without pause. Typically used in fighting games but can occur in any type of game where moves can be done in quick sequence. Copy Protection A barrier placed either at the start of a game or early in it for the purpose of frustrating pirates. Usually involves looking in the games manual to get a certain password. The manual, of course, is only available to people who legitimately purchased the game. Copy protection was very common in the 8. See also DRM. Cover based Popularized by Gears of War, this is a mechanic in first or third person shooters that is exactly what it appears to be Hiding behind walls usually waist high concrete ones and occasionally poking your head out to shoot at enemies. Differentiated from other shooters in which the player is usually a near invincible Rambo who guns down enemies by the thousands. CRPG Computer Role Playing Game. While this could describe any role playing game on a computer, it typically connotes a Western originating RPG with open ended gameplay, as opposed to Japanese RPGs which tend to be more linear. Examples include Wizardry and Fallout. See Role Playing Game. Dating Sim A subgenre of simulation games centered around simulating romantic social interaction. Originated in Japan. In the West, the term is often used interchangeably with visual novel. They often, but not always, contain overtly sexual or even pornographic content. DC Disconnect, disconnected. Or might refer to the Sega Dreamcast. Or DC Comics. Demo 1 A free and incomplete version of a piece of software not necessarily a game distributed to increase awareness and interest in the full product. Can also be Shareware. Demo 2 Demonstration.