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Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Oct 13, 2009
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Winged, usually flying creatures, many of which enjoy perching on branches and defecating on unfortunate victims below.
Bonus levels, rounds, or stages give players a chance to gain extra points, powerups, or lives. Occasionally bonus stages will play completely different than the rest of the game, like as a slot machine or pinball minigame.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Some game characters just cannot swim. This usually means automatic death as soon as they hit the water.
A page devoted to cataloguing and explaining appearances and the use of concept art in games.
The 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on June 2-4.
A feature in some games on the GOG.com service. Unlocked only while using the GOG Galaxy client.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A hub is the central location from which a player can venture out into different areas of a game. It is often used as a clever way of masking loading between levels or worlds.
The expression of care and love, an act performed in many games.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
Games in which the two main protagonists are of different species.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
The A Boy and His Blob soundtrack was released digitally on October 5, 2010 on iTunes. The soundtrack contains 30 tracks. The songs were composed by Daniel Sadowski and performed by Bethany Mosley.
Opening treasure chests in levels will decorate the boy's room with all kinds of cool stuff, like tables, t-rexes, and aliens.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A mechanic in which saying/shouting a character's name is added to the control scheme.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
Radial Menus are menus that appear in a circular pattern to display the options the player has.
When a franchise tries to start over by releasing a game with the same title as the first game in the series, or the name of the series in general.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Having the main protagonist(s) and foreground appear only as silhouettes against an often colourful background has become a popular art aesthetic for 2D games in the last few years.
Snails are molluscs that leave a trail of mucus. Slugs are snails without the shell.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
"Vore" is an internet term for a sexual fetish for the act of a creature swallowing someone else whole while they are still alive. The act is also seen in many video games, in a decidedly less sexual manner.
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