new game plus
new game plus noun: the option to play again through a previously completed game, carrying over characters, attributes, or equipment from the previous play session.
Noun
new game plus (uncountable)
- The option to play again through a previously completed game, carrying over characters, attributes, or equipment from the previous play session.
- Players want to experience the different weapon systems, so they will try the “New Game Plus” after they clear the story.2016, Rosa Bottino, Johan Jeuring, Remco C. Veltkamp, Games and Learning Alliance: 5th International Conference
- Finishing the game unlocks new game plus, granting you a speedometer and a trick display for subsequent runs, if you’re the kind of person who’ll want to master surfing or try to speedrun.2025 December, Sean Martin, “Surf's Up: Sword of the Sea is a short but spectacular sword-surfing adventure”, in PC Gamer, number 415, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 82
- Synonyms:
- NG+
Synonyms of new game plus
Forms of new game plus
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Origin of new game plus
First used in the game Chrono Trigger (1995).
Questions about new game plus
- What does new game plus mean?
- New game plus means the option to play again through a previously completed game, carrying over characters, attributes, or equipment from the previous play session.
- What part of speech is new game plus?
- New game plus is a noun.
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