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Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Tokusatsu is the name for Japanese live-action entertainment with traditional special effects. Made popular in the West by the likes of Godzilla, Ultraman, and Power Rangers, many games use the genre's over-the-top style, such as Viewtiful Joe and The Wonderful 101.
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
A personality archetype with a name that arose from Japanese fandom. It describes a person with cold, aggressive, or confrontational exteriors that are rather soft or kind deep down inside.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
A twister, or tornado, is a localized windstorm characterized by a rotating column of air resembling a funnel-shaped cloud.
These are Combos where a player cuts short the duration of one of their moves by initiating another. Primarily a function of 2D fighters like Street Fighter, with Normal Attacks having their animations cut short by the input of a special attack.
While many fighting games feature character-specific chains, a Universal Chain Combo is a combo that allows essentially every character in a given game to cancel their weaker basic attacks into their stronger ones.
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.
Easily emasculating the puny jab, this devastating technique is associated with crimson geysers and leveled Piston Hondas. Favored by undead ninjas and diminutive boxers alike.
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
Primarily found in fighting or sports games, the versus screen typically masks the load time of an upcoming matchup. Sometimes codes may be entered here that will affect the game.
A stance or movement by a video game character celebrating a current accomplishment.
Some video games feature characters that play video games themselves, with the player sometimes taking control of the character playing the game-within-a-game. This also includes game characters who explicitly mention that they play video games.
Dreamcast games that include support for the VMU, or Visual Memory Unit; essentially, a memory storage device that doubles as a crude handheld game system.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
The ability to communicate via voice.
Also known as a triangle jump, this is the ability to hit a wall and propel yourself off of it like you were some kind of crazy ninja or parkour fiend.
Some weapons leave visible trails in the air when you wave them around.
Games that feature musical instruments as weapons, whether that be by smashing them over an enemy's head or by firing projectiles via a quick jam session.
For games that have either wholly or partly Japanese title names.
Wii and Wii U games that can be played using the Classic Controller (Pro).
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
While piledrivers, clotheslines, and suplexes might seem at home in wrestling games, many professional wrestling moves have found their way into other video game genres. Brawlers and fighting games are commonly home to these moves, with Mike Haggar's piledriver being a classic example.
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
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