TBS (Turn-Based Strategy): Unlike an RTS, or real-time strategy game, a turn-based strategy game allows players to take turns plotting and planning their moves. Single-Player: A mode or game meant to be played by one player alone. This term can also be used to describe other simulation games ranging from airplane simulators to games like Roller Coaster Tycoon where players build and control an amusement park.
#Video game lingo series
Sim: Short for "simulation" the term sim generally refers to any game in the SimCity and The Sims series of games. Popular games in this genre include the Warcraft series, Starcraft, Age of Empires series and Command & Conquer series. Because there are no turns and the games occur in real time, it's referred to as a real-time strategy game. Generally players are tasked with acquiring resources that can be used to purchase buildings where various units or characters can be created. RTS (Real-Time Strategy): A genre of game where players control large amounts of characters or armies. Popular games in this genre include the Final Fantasy series, the Baldur's Gate series and the Legend of Zelda series. RPG (Role-Playing Game): A game genre that generally features a long story line where players "build" their character over time, improving various statistics or attributes and acquiring and utilizing equipment all while working their way through the game's story.
#Video game lingo psp
The PSP is capable of wirelessly connecting to the Internet for browsing, play and downloading and can play movies, music and photographs. PSP (PlayStation Portable): The long awaited handheld PlayStation uses an optical disk format rather than cartridges like Nintendo's line of handhelds.
#Video game lingo ps3
PS3 (PlayStation 3): The latest home video game console from Sony, featuring a built-in Blu-ray DVD player, high definition capability, a robust online service that offers players the ability to connect and play online and also to download games and other media. PS2 (PlayStation 2): Sony's follow-up to the PlayStaion features the ability to play DVD movies and play games online. NPC (Non-Player Character): A character or vehicle controlled by the computer or video game console rather than by a player. Nintendo DS (Lite): The latest handheld gaming console from Nintendo, the DS and DS Lite - a smaller brighter version of the DS - features a touch screen players use to interact with games. A term generally used to describe new players to an MMO, or massively multi-player online game like Everquest or World of Warcraft.
#Video game lingo Pc
For PC games, it refers to games played with other players on a LAN or through an Internet connection. With consoles, this may refer to either a game where multiple players are playing on the same console or online with other players.
Multiplayer: A game where more than one player plays or competes against other players and/or non-player characters. This genre of game include old and new classics like World of Warcraft, Everquest and Ultima Online. Games where hundreds of players inhabit the same game world simultaneously. MMO (MMORPG): A massively multi-player game, or massively multi-player online role playing game. Headshot: Literally a weapon shot to the head of another player or non-player character in a first-person shooter. Not to be confused with Nintendo's latest handheld gaming systems: the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite. Game Boy: Nintendo's series of handheld gaming systems including the Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advanced, Game Boy Advanced SP and Game Boy Micro. Popular in this genre are games like the Halo series, Doom series and Unreal, or Unreal Tournament series.įrag: A "kill" or point in a first-person shooter generally used in deathmatch games. Usually referring to an action game where the player uses force - via a gun or other weapon - to get through the game's levels. In a team deathmatch, players are divided into two or more teams where the object is the same.įPS (First-Person Shooter): A game genre played through the eyes of the player's character. Generally, the player with the most "frags" at the end of the game wins.
Deathmatch: A mode of play popular in first person shooters where the goal is to kill or "frag" as many players as possible.
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