Concepts

7193 Concepts: Grid; Compact

Fennekin

Fennekin is one of the new Pokémon in Generation VI.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Pokémon X/Y
Chespin

Chespin is one of the new Pokémon in Generation VI.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Pokémon X/Y
Predecessor Included

Games that include a previous incarnation of the game's series within the game, either hidden/unlockable, from a menu, etc.

Appears in 31 games

First appeared in Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
Half-Orcs

Half-orcs are a race that is half human, half orc.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in Bard's Tale
Secret Areas Within Secret Areas

Games which contain secret areas that are hidden within other secret areas.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Wolfenstein 3D
Ordering Food

The ability to order delivery of food in the real world from within a game.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in EverQuest II
Evangelion

Giant, bio-engineered humanoids created to combat the beings known as Angels.

Appears in 17 games

First appeared in Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend
Steef

A race who protected the Grubbs until most of them were gone by the Oktigi, Sekto.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Oktigi

A species in the Oddworld series.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Heavy

A heavy is a class of enemy that can withstand more damage, thanks to body armor, a larger physique, or other characteristics. They are often armed with heavier weapons.

Appears in 26 games

First appeared in F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon
Shepherds

A militia led by Prince Chrom of Ylisse.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Fire Emblem: Awakening
The Scions of Chaos

A trio of legendary heroes. They challenge the heroes of your kingdom.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Majesty: The Northern Expansion
Game For Platform

When a game's title tells you what system it's for by the structure of (Game Name) for (Platform Name).

Appears in 19 games

First appeared in Indoor Soccer for the TI 99/4A
Nonary

A central concept in the Zero Escape series, the Nonary Game is a deadly competition that revolves around the use of the number 9.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Komodo Dragon

A large and dangerous lizard.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Blarg

A race from the planet Orxon.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Ratchet & Clank
Sega Meganet

Sega's online service for the Mega Drive in Japan.

Appears in 9 games

First appeared in Flicky
Luminous Engine

A proprietary game engine developed by Square Enix.

Appears in 1 games
CDC Engine

Proprietary game engine developed by Crystal Dynamics.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Task Force Aurora

A task force in 2186 to find origins about the Reapers.

Appears in 0 games
Midquel

A game that takes place concurrently with the events of a previous game in its series.

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Television Newscast

A television news program, often used to give a wider perspective on the events of the game.

Appears in 32 games

First appeared in SimCity
Hag

A common folkloric archetype, generally represented as an elderly woman of supernatural or malevolent disposition. The term "Hag" is derived from the Germanic "hægtesse", meaning "witch".

Appears in 12 games

First appeared in Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu
Computer Virus

A virus which affects computer systems.

Appears in 13 games

First appeared in Operation: Inner Space
Slice of Life

A Slice-of-Life game portrays the mundane day-to-day existence of a fairly unremarkable person. Note this is the game's entire focus, and not simply setting things up before the main story starts.

Appears in 11 games

First appeared in Skool Daze
Keyblade War

An event that drove the events of the Dark Seeker Saga.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
License Hell

Games that may no longer be sold because the rights to them are split in such a way that no one has the rights to sell them.

Appears in 19 games

First appeared in System Shock 2
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
Leviathans

They created the Catalyst. Their form were the basis for the Reapers.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Mass Effect 3
Fan Translation

An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.

Appears in 101 games

First appeared in JESUS: Kyoufu no Bio Monster
Spike Video Game Awards 2012

VGAs

Appears in 0 games
Wwise

A middleware engine for game audio, developed by Audiokinetic Inc.

Appears in 19 games

First appeared in Halo Wars
Joestar Birthmark

A star-shaped birthmark on the left of the neck/upper back that all members of the Joestar family possess. Dio Brando and his descendants also possess this birthmark due to Dio's theft of Jonathan Joestar's body.

Appears in 0 games
Recurring Between-Level Bonus Round

Some games have one kind of mini-game or bonus stage that recurs between each of the main levels. It is an extra chance to get extra points, lives or other goodies that is clearly set apart from the main action of the game.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in Wrecking Crew
LÖVE

LÖVE is a cross-platform, open-source 2D game engine where designers code games using Lua and package games in .love files for distribution.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Mari0
Stand

A psychic power that "stands by" its user. A Stand's appearance and abilities can vary wildly on an individual basis.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Prestige

Popularized by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and seen in many games since, to "prestige" is to reach the maximum level of experience in a multiplayer game and reset your character to do it all again.

Appears in 13 games

First appeared in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Rewind

A game mechanic that lets players pause & rewind the action in order to correct a mistake or change a path.

Appears in 27 games

First appeared in Fatal Rewind
United States Dollar

The currency of the United States of America, represented by the symbol $.

Appears in 14 games

First appeared in The Grid
Secretly a Robot

Sometimes there are robotic characters that are programmed to think they are humans or have forgotten they are robots. Other times robots are meant to blend in with humans while knowing that they are robots. Either way they are eventually revealed to be robots as a dramatic plot twist.

Appears in 34 games

First appeared in Snatcher
Wii Nunchuk Support on Wii U

Wii U games that support the use of a Nunchuk attached to a Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)

Appears in 8 games

First appeared in Trine 2
Wii Remote Support on Wii U

Wii U games that support use of the Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)

Appears in 13 games

First appeared in Trine 2
Vision Cone

A visual representation of a character's, or camera's vision range.

Appears in 13 games

First appeared in Metal Gear Solid
Chin Down, Eyes Up

The new badass way to look, as seen on 90% of hit video game covers.

Appears in 69 games

First appeared in Double Dragon II: The Revenge

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