Microsoft 360 User Manual
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Simulation Games
While arguably most games are a simulation of
something, simulation games, or “sims,” take it a step further, recreating a
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Other types of sims replicate driving a race car, coaching a sports team,
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Zone
This is for players to describe their way of playing to others, so they
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Underground
For those not easily intimidated, the Underground is for
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VIDEO GAME VOCABULARY
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Allows the computer-controlled characters in a
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Cheat Code
These are codes that can be used on a video game to change
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A hidden item in a game that the developer puts in, often as an
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Hack
A piece of programming that allows a player to get past anti-cheating
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