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Shoto-clone
A fighting game archetype where characters with a significant similarity in fighting style to Street Fighter's Ryu & Ken.
Appears in 37 games
First appeared in Street Fighter
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Character Gains Beard in Sequel
Nothing says edgy new approach like some five o'clock shadow or a nice bushy beard.
Appears in 14 games
First appeared in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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Widow
A woman whose husband has died.
Appears in 7 games
First appeared in Maison Ikkoku
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Widower
A man whose wife has died.
Appears in 8 games
First appeared in Final Fantasy VI
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Persistent Character Damage
Damage modeling added to a character throughout a game that lasts through the duration of the game.
Appears in 27 games
First appeared in Wakusei Aton Gaiden
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Electromagnetic Pulse
Often referred to as an EMP, an electromagnetic pulse is a short burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation, most commonly used to short out electrical devices.
Appears in 23 games
First appeared in Deus Ex
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Dark Ones
The Dark Ones are the main enemies in Metro 2033.
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in Metro 2033
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Crow
Crows are familiar over much of the world: large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices.
Appears in 76 games
First appeared in Adventure Island
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Descendants
The descendants are the zombie-like creatures you find in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. They are cursed natives, and Nazis that have settled to the island and are blood-thirsty.
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in Die Fugger
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Eddy's Pirate Gang
This gang is led by the rival of Nathan Drake, Eddy Raja. They wish nothing more than to kill Nate and get the gold!
First appeared in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
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Ettin
The Ettin is a two headed ogre type monster. Ettins are often found in the same areas as orcs and trolls in role playing games.
Appears in 8 games
First appeared in Ultima
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Zipper Flippers
Featured on very few pinball games, Zipper Flippers were flippers that could be temporarily be "closed" so that there was no gap between them.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Dogies
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Skitching
A skateboarding technique where the skateboarder holds on to the bumper of a moving car in order to go faster.
Appears in 7 games
First appeared in Skitchin'
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The Freedom Phalanx
A select group of superheroes led by The Statesman.
First appeared in City of Heroes
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Maid
Maids are female domestic servants or cleaning staff.
Appears in 33 games
First appeared in Little My Maid
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Trappers
Trappers are blind, tripedal scorpion-like creatures in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.
First appeared in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
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Woodgrain
A familiar design choice for video game consoles in the 1970s.
Appears in 2 games
First appeared in Pong
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Criminals
One of the two main factions of the MMOG, APB. These bad guys are the counter part to Enforcers.
Appears in 2 games
First appeared in Woody Poco
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Enforcers
One of the two main factions of the MMOG, APB. As deputised mercenaries, they are the counter part to Criminals.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in APB Reloaded
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix first took place at the end of the 2009 Formula 1 season.
Appears in 6 games
First appeared in Formula One 2009
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Band
A group of musicians that perform together.
Appears in 43 games
First appeared in TM Network Live in Power Bowl
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Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix is the first ever Formula 1 night race which first took place in 2008.
Appears in 6 games
First appeared in Formula One 2009
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Korean Grand Prix
The Korean Grand Prix will take place for the first time in the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship.
Appears in 4 games
First appeared in F1 2010
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Negotiation
Commonly used in 16-bit era simulation games, negotiation is the act of attempting to reduce or increase the cost of a service.
Appears in 47 games
First appeared in Moria
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Full-Screen Attack
A full-screen attack hits the opponent no matter where they are. Often used by characters suffering from SNK Boss Syndrome.
Appears in 19 games
First appeared in Guardian Heroes
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Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that competes in the NBA.
Appears in 66 games
First appeared in Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs
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Hippogryph
This mythological creature is the combination of a gryphon and a horse.
Appears in 5 games
First appeared in Angband
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Fascism
Fascism is a extremist totalitarian, nationalistic political ideology. Within video games, various fascist regimes are often portrayed as the enemy within the Second World War.
Appears in 122 games
First appeared in Computer Bismarck
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Prophets
Prophets are the leaders caste of the alien conglomerate known as the Covenant. The top caste of the Prophets are called the Hierarch, and they are made up of three High Prophets.
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in Warriors of Might and Magic
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Minimalism
These ideas stick to the one or very few gameplay mechanics or appear very barren but usually try to invoke an emotion from the player.
Appears in 57 games
First appeared in Out of This World
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Animal Protagonists
Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
Appears in 545 games
First appeared in Playtron
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S.I.N. Corporation
S.I.N. is an organization dealing in weapons manufacturing and other shady dealings. Seth is the CEO, and is at the forefront of all the evil doing.
First appeared in Street Fighter IV
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Owlbear
Owlbears are, as the name suggests, a cross between an owl and a bear and are a staple creature in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
Appears in 12 games
First appeared in NetHack
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Cockatrice
A cockatrice is a legendary creature, resembling a large rooster with a lizard-like tail.
Appears in 33 games
First appeared in Final Fantasy II
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Perspective Puzzle
Any type of puzzle that involves changing the perspective, usually by manually moving around the camera to line up items in the environment.
Appears in 18 games
First appeared in Super Paper Mario
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Rune
A rune is normally an ancient letter or symbol, often carved into a stone or gem, infused with mystical power. In many games they confer new abilities on a character, or add effects to an item.
Appears in 58 games
First appeared in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
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Non-Five Achievements
While most games feature achievements with gamerscore values in multiples of five, not all games do so.
Appears in 75 games
First appeared in Pac-Man
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Boss Tease
Giving a taste of battle with a major or Final Boss near the beginning of a game. With the Player needing one final blow, or rather the Boss on the verge of finishing you off, the villain "runs away", often with your weapon or powers.
Appears in 4 games
First appeared in Final Fantasy IX
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Neptunians
Main enemies from Sqoon.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Sqoon
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Treants
Treants (Ents) are walking, talking trees. Typically they move and speak extremely slowly relative to most other creatures.
Appears in 36 games
First appeared in Revelations: The Demon Slayer
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Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet is one of the oldest proper alphabets, having been in use since the 9th century B.C.
Appears in 55 games
First appeared in Omega Race
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Reversed Time
Indicating an alternate reality, or "spooky time" in the case of a horror game, by letting in-game clocks run backwards.
Appears in 6 games
First appeared in American McGee's Alice
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Gouraud Shading
Gouraud shading is a method of making polygonal objects appear much smoother by applying a gradient to each individual polygon, effectively blending them. Named after Henri Gouraud.
Appears in 90 games
First appeared in SimDrive
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Warg
Wargs are large wolf-like creatures from Norse mythology.
Appears in 13 games
First appeared in Angband
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