Meanings
alternative new game + · alternative newgame+ · alternative new game+
- uncountablevideo gamesThe 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 Conference1 more example
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 28, 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 82Synonyms: NG+
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe option to play again through a previously completed game, carrying over characters, attributes, or equipment from the previous play session.
Origin
First used in the game Chrono Trigger (1995).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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