save point
save point noun: a location found in a video game that allows the player to save their game, often found in non-overworld areas such as towns and dungeons, where saving anywhere is not allowed. Gameplay resumes from the save point used.
Noun
save point (plural save points)
- A location found in a video game that allows the player to save their game, often found in non-overworld areas such as towns and dungeons, where saving anywhere is not allowed. Gameplay resumes from the save point used.
- Some enemies will use Bobble Heads to emit a hypnotic wave. Stay out of the path of the hypnotic wave otherwise Cory's Hypnosis Meter [...] will begin to deplete. If it depletes all the way, you will have to restart from the last save point.2008, “Story Mode”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 8
Forms of save point
| plural | save points |
|---|---|
| alternative form | savepoint |
Questions about save point
- What does save point mean?
- Save point means a location found in a video game that allows the player to save their game, often found in non-overworld areas such as towns and dungeons, where saving anywhere is not allowed. Gameplay resumes from the save point used.
- What part of speech is save point?
- Save point is a noun.
- What is the plural of save point?
- The plural of save point is save points.
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