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A game in which the player competes in several different real or invented sports events.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
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.
A boxer is someone who participates in the sport of boxing.
Pressing the A button while facing left makes player character punch in that direction. Pressing A while facing right...makes them punch left.
Games which had been licensed out to toy manufacturers to create a tie-in toyline, Usually aimed at children or collectors depending on the audience of the games the toys were based off.
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
These are the very last games officially released for a major console in North America.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Games that became insanely popular also spawned a number of lesser, equally and even more popular games.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Also known as the "Sega My Card", Sega Cards are an alternate cartridge format for Sega's earliest game consoles. While they were cheaper to produce, they could only hold smaller more-limited games.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
For all these games, it is illegal to sell or make them available to minors in Germany and it is illegal to advertise for it in any form. This includes the mere presence of a game in the shelves of a store.
Games prominently featuring celebrities, who either endorse the game or act as the focus of the story. Games with characters who happen to be played by celebrities are not always tie-ins.
A method of controlling a vehicle or character via a pair of identical sticks. The control resembles that of a tank.
A game that uses a mixture of 2D & 3D techniques. Commonly used to describe the use of either 3D graphics restricted to a 2D perceptive, or 2D graphics used to fake the appearance of a 3D perceptive.
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.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Games made for a younger audience, usually between 3-9.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Flattening is taking something three dimensional, and somehow making it very thin almost two dimensional. It can be used for comedic effect or a character to use it to fight through tight spaces.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Asynchronous multiplayer is a term applied to online interactions in video games where players participate in shared activity, but not concurrently. The oldest form of asynchronous multiplayer is turn-based multiplayer gameplay between two or more players that can check in and play their turn when it's convenient. Similar to play-by-mail games and, more electronically, play-by-email or play-by-post forum games.
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