Twitch gameplay

Twitch gameplay is a type of <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">video</a> <a href="/facts/Gameplay/kGVFkkjx">gameplay</a> <a href="/facts/Scenario/o7v0Irxl">scenario</a> that tests a player's <a href="/facts/Response_time_(biology)/K1SBWJ81">response time</a>. <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">Action games</a> such as <a href="/facts/Shooter_game/CcCtH1mD">shooters</a>, <a href="/facts/Sports_game/BFAAKTvK">sports</a>, <a href="/facts/Multiplayer_online_battle_arena/79YPxneX">multiplayer online battle arena</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fighting_game/7Y7FaQTK">fighting games</a> often contain elements of twitch gameplay. For example, <a href="/facts/First-person_shooter/LQQX6yAw">first-person shooters</a> such as <a href="/facts/Counter-Strike/jneTH9XR">Counter-Strike</a> and <a href="/facts/Call_of_Duty/HxndDMlr">Call of Duty</a> require quick reaction times for the players to shoot enemies, and fighting games such as <a href="/facts/Street_Fighter/5xGYPpqs">Street Fighter</a> and <a href="/facts/Mortal_Kombat/VBXhBIhn">Mortal Kombat</a> require quick reaction times to attack or counter an opponent. Other <a href="/facts/Video_game_genres/yHpBg0aK">video game genres</a> may also involve twitch gameplay. For example, the <a href="/facts/Puzzle_video_game/QqHU7Eqp">puzzle video game</a> <a href="/facts/Tetris/djLfTK0n">Tetris</a> gradually speeds up as the player makes progress.
Twitch gameplay keeps players actively engaged with quick feedback to their actions, as opposed to <a href="/facts/Turn-based_game/1wFkha3F">turn-based gaming</a> that involves waiting for the outcome of a chosen course of action. Twitch can be used to expand tactical options and play by testing the skill of the player in various areas (usually reflexive responses) and generally add difficulty (relating to the intensity of "twitching" required).
<a href="/facts/Fast_chess/lga7H592">Fast chess</a>, <a href="/facts/Chess/47ykvkHF">chess</a> played with short time limits between moves, is an example of adding a twitch gameplay element to a <a href="/facts/Turn-based_game/1wFkha3F">turn-based game</a>. Conversely, <a href="/facts/Continue_point/s05dfbad">checkpoints</a> and <a href="/facts/Life_(video_games)/H1Xy1sEd">extra lives</a> are common <a href="/facts/Game_mechanics/daDTpQK4">game mechanics</a> in twitch gaming that attempt to reduce the penalty for errors in play, adding an element of turn-based gameplay. Traditionally, however, the term "twitch game" has been applied to simple <a href="/facts/Arcade_game/oBYn85uk">arcade</a>, <a href="/facts/Console_game/3RoDIJPA">console</a>, and <a href="/facts/PC_game/AEDr23gA">computer</a> games that lack an element of <a href="/facts/Strategy_video_game/NaBxMpy6">strategy</a> and are based solely upon a player's reaction time.

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Twitch gameplay