Glossary of video game terms
Also isometric graphics.Also triple A.Also badge, trophy, medal, cheevo.Also aim down sights.Also control stick and thumbstick.A term used in many role-playing and strategy games to describe attacks or other effects that affect multiple targets within a specified area.In most tactical strategy games artillery weapons have an area of effect that will damage anyone within a radius of the strike zone.In the Atari 8-bit computers of the late 1970s and 1980s, the term attract mode was sometimes used to denote a simple screensaver that slowly cycled the display colors to prevent phosphor burn-in when no input had been received for several minutes.[44] Also crit.Also cinematic.Also control pad and directional pad.Also day zero.Also day one.Also free-for-allAlso conversation tree.Also downedAlso stick drift.See also levelAlso software testing and Software release life cycle.Also infinite runner.Also electronic sports, e-sports, eSports, competitive gaming, cybersports and professional gaming.Also field of vision.Also invincibility frames, invulnerability period, mercy invincibility.Also full perfect combo (FPC).Also gameplay mechanics.Also gameplay mode.Also Buy-to-play.Also Live Service Games.Also goated.Also: infinite health, infinite life, invincibility, invulnerabilityAlso hit points (HP).Also hi-score.Also damage ring.Also i-frames.Also independent video game.Also heads-up display (HUD).Also magic points.Also multi-user domain, multi-user dungeon.Also cross-platform.Also CPU.Also P2W or PTW.Also hardcore mode.Also platformer.Also ragdolling.Also gamer rage.Early title screens often included all the game options available (single player, multiplayer, configuration of controls, etc.)
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