Concepts

391 Concepts: Grid; Compact

Dead Boss Platform

Sometimes after killing a boss, you're able to walk over it's lifeless corpse in order to continue on your way. Besides being completely badass, this is also a good method for letting players explore a new area they weren't able to before.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in BioForge
Distaff Counterpart

A female version of an already established male character. Normally is a female relative, significant other, or one that's picked up the mantle of a his identity.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in Ms. Pac-Man
Dynamic Difficulty

A game mechanic that adjusts the difficulty of the game automatically during gameplay as a result of the player's performance.

Appears in 17 games

First appeared in Gradius II
Divekick

A divekick is a gravity-defying move found in many fighting games that allows an airborne fighter to propel themselves downward at their opponent at a high rate of speed.

Appears in 51 games

First appeared in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Doom Syndicate

A team of villains in the Megamind games.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Megamind: Ultimate Showdown
Draug

In Norse mythology, the Draug (also spelled Draugr, Draugur or Draugar) is an intelligent undead creature or ghost, usually either guarding it's burial mound or near it's sunken ship, attacking any nearby living creatures.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Dark Makers

An alien race who conquered many planets before coming to Jak's planet.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Jak 3
Disrupt Engine

A new engine used by Ubisoft Montreal.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Watch_Dogs
Dawnguard

An ancient order of vampire hunters

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
D.I.C.E. Awards 2013

Formerly known as the Interactive Achievement Awards, the 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrated the best games of 2012.

Appears in 14 games

First appeared in Hero Academy
Demake

A remake/re-imagining of a game that uses lower fidelity assets, due to a deliberate design choice.

Appears in 18 games

First appeared in OutRun
Day One DLC

DLC released the same day as the game.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Dragon Age II
Disk Writer Exclusive

Famicom Disk System games that were only available via a disk writing service available in many Japanese game stores. As such, they have no official box art and are harder for collectors to find.

Appears in 28 games

First appeared in Galaxian
Demon

A catch-all term for the collection of gods, monsters, and spirits that manifest in the Megami Tensei series. The English usage is derived from the Greek word "daimon," which was used to describe ethereal beings both benevolent and malevolent.

Appears in 36 games

First appeared in Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei
Devil Buster Busters

A pair of Jacks who are heeving mad at the wanton murder of their fellow demonkind by human devil summoners and are out for blood.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Dalmatian

Dogs normally characterized by their black spots-on-white coat appearance. Popular with firefighters and Disney fans.

Appears in 13 games

First appeared in Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians
Drone

The Drone is an enemy unit found in XCOM:Enemy Unknown. They are weak support units whose main function is to repair Cyberdisks and Sectopods, though they do posses a weak attack.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Discovery Apps

Discovery Apps are PlayStation Vita apps meant to showcase the systems abilities.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Frobisher Says!
Desert Rangers

The Desert Rangers are a faction that is dedicated to helping various people and communities survive the horror of nuclear post-apocalypse.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Wasteland
Drinniol

Also known as Hulks, the Drinniol of the Marathon series are massive bipedal creatures that have been enslaved by the Pfhor.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Marathon
Deuce

The hipsters of Terripinia, Deuce love to party. They are in to Rock 'N' Roll music and stunts.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in U.B. Funkeys
Divorce

Divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage.

Appears in 6 games

First appeared in Takeshi no Chousenjou
Direct Control of Units

Strategy games where you can directly control various units in your army (either heroes or any unit) from an on the ground perspective with action controls while also controlling units across the battlefield.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in Uprising: Join or Die
Dictator

The usually self-appointed leader of a region with totalitarian control. Usually will come into power through violence and will stay in power until he dies or is killed.

Appears in 21 games

First appeared in Guerrilla War
Digimon

Digimon are the digital monsters that populate the Digital World. They can be captured, trained, and digivolved into stronger forms.

Appears in 26 games

First appeared in Digimon World
Dishonest Reticule

This is a situation where the targeting reticule turns red, indicating the ability to hit the enemy, but when you fire, the projectile actually hits an obstacle (usually right in front of the character. Primarily occurs in third-person shooters.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Gears of War
Death Soldiers

Minions of Black Shadow, they battle the forces of good in their fragile racers.

Appears in 1 games
Death of a Salesman

Some games have merchants. Some games let the player kill merchants.

Appears in 18 games

First appeared in Deus Ex
Dream Eater

New species introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. They populate the worlds that are in the Realm of Sleep.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Dwarven Vows

The Dwarven Vows are the virtues and proverbs that the dwarves of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Tales of Symphonia
Defecating

The act of emptying one's bowels.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Dog's Life
Digital Pinball

Games that feature digital versions of pinball tables, whether they be original designs or replicas of existing tables.

Appears in 91 games

First appeared in Video Pinball
Dullahan

A headless horseman of Irish folklore. It is said to carry its own severed head, bearing a mischievous grin that reaches from one side of the face to the other.

Appears in 55 games

First appeared in Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei
Demilich

Introduced in the infamous Tomb of Horrors D&D module, a demilich is an extremely powerful variant of the magic-using undead lich.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Dowsing

Dowsing is traditionally used to find water. In games, such as in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, it is used to search for many other things.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Demo Included with Blu-Ray Movie

Some PlayStation 3 games have had demos included on the disc of a film's Blu-Ray.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in God of War III
Demon Eye

A common flying monster from Terraria who only spawns at night.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Terraria
Downloadable to Retail

Games that were only available through digital distribution, then later released on physical media.

Appears in 33 games

First appeared in Lemmings
DLC Season Pass

A system that allows players to pay upfront and receive all of the DLC for a game, including DLC that has not yet been released. This lets the players receive a discount compared to buying DLC individually.

Appears in 28 games

First appeared in Mortal Kombat
Drudge

A lambent drone that is capable of sprouting multiple arms to fend off attackers. The glowing torso is its weak spot.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Gears of War 3
Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is an audio compression technology codec first used in movie theaters. It's now commonly used in many modern day audio/video media formats, including video games.

Appears in 206 games

First appeared in Project Gotham Racing
Dumping

Rapidly firing your weapon of choice at the general direction of the target. Usually used when talking about light gun games

Appears in 13 games

First appeared in Virtua Cop
Delete

In Greek folklore, Sirens were creatures appearing as beautiful women who lured sailors to their deaths.

Appears in 11 games
Devourers

Once human, the Devourers are the second largest type of Corrupted.

Appears in 1 games

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