Concepts

7192 Concepts: Grid; Compact

Zoomer

Zoomers are basic enemies from the Metroid series. They move in a set pattern, and are capable of climbing walls and ceilings.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in Super Metroid
Mahjong Solitaire

A matching pieces puzzle game played with Mahjong tiles. Two matching tiles are removed on each move with the overall goal being to remove every tile without blocking yourself off.

Appears in 40 games

First appeared in Shanghai
Yonic Imagery

Symbolic or artistic imagery meant to evoke female genitalia.

Appears in 14 games

First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei
Phallic Imagery

Symbolic or artistic imagery that evokes male genitalia.

Appears in 17 games

First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei
Snooker

A type of cue sport related to billiards.

Appears in 23 games

First appeared in Snooker
Giant Enemy X

Any enemy in a game that is a much larger version of something that is not normally very large (EG Giant Enemy Crab).

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3
Ball Saver

A Ball Saver is a concept used in pinball machine to extend a players game.

Appears in 83 games

First appeared in Jungle Lord
Jainism

Jainism is a religion that originated in India.

Appears in 0 games
Sikhism

Sikhism is a religion that originated in India.

Appears in 0 games
Korean Shamanism

Korean Shamanism is a religion that originated in Korea.

Appears in 0 games
Confucianism

Confucianism is a philosophy and ethics code that originated in China.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Sid Meier's Civilization V
Asymmetric Gameplay

Different gameplay mechanics for different players. Sometimes uses different input devices.

Appears in 9 games

First appeared in Duck Hunt
Player Created Party

Games where the player either can, or must, create all their protagonists as custom characters.

Appears in 34 games

First appeared in Might and Magic: Book I
Lag Calibration

Some rhythm games depend entirely on the sync between audio, video and the controller. Lag Calibration is the in-game concept of modifying how the game syncs the two former to the latter.

Appears in 18 games

First appeared in Guitar Hero
Hinduism

A religion of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing many different traditions. It is the largest third religion in the world, and also one of the world's oldest religions still in practice.

Appears in 10 games

First appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Poe Sisters

The Poe Sisters are the four Poes who Link encounters in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Their names are Joelle, Beth, Amy, and Meg.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
See Invisible

Some things that are meant to be hidden can be seen clear as day thanks to innate abilities of certain characters or perhaps by equipping magical items imbued with this ability.

Appears in 38 games

First appeared in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Two Controllers for One Player

Any game wherein the player can control the action through multiple controllers.

Appears in 6 games

First appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark
Cross-Goods

Sony's feature allowing for DLC, UCG, and unlockables such as additional characters or costumes to be used on both the PS3 and Vita version of a game.

Appears in 16 games

First appeared in Hustle Kings
Cross-Save

Sony's PS3 & Vita feature to take a save from the PS3 game over to the Vita version and continue playing.

Appears in 21 games

First appeared in Alien Breed
Cross-Controller

This feature enables using the PlayStation Vita as an enhanced controller for a PlayStation 3 game.

Appears in 3 games

First appeared in LittleBigPlanet 2
Cross Buy

Sony's official initiative of bundling the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions of a game into a single purchase/package.

Appears in 22 games

First appeared in Alien Breed
Resident Evil.Net

A free online stat tracking service for Resident Evil 6.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Resident Evil: Revelations
Gamescom 2012

Gamescom 2012 was held in Cologne, Germany, from August 15th to 19th.

Appears in 37 games

First appeared in Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
Judaism

Monotheistic religion practiced by the Hebrew, or Jewish, people. Its major scripture is the Tanakh, which is referred to as the Old Testament by Christians.

Appears in 12 games

First appeared in South Park
Eternal Return

The concept of Eternal Return refers to a cyclical nature of time where the universe and the events within repeat endlessly. In the works of mythologist Mircea Eliade, it can also refer specifically to a recurrence of mythological events as enacted by human ritual.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Constructs

Characters capable of creating something from other sources, such as energy or art, to wield a weapon or other objects. Most well known example is the Green Lantern Ring.

Appears in 10 games

First appeared in Justice League Heroes
Tanuki

Tanuki are a type of raccoon dog native to Japan. In folklore, they are capable of shape-shifting.

Appears in 37 games

First appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3
Mod Origin

Standalone games that originally only existed as mods for other games.

Appears in 12 games

First appeared in Team Fortress Classic
Zwerg Scandroid

The Zwerg Scandroid is a monster in Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in Final Fantasy XIII
Super FX Chip

A co-processor chip used in some SNES cartridges. This chip made polygonal games like Star Fox possible on the SNES.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in Star Fox
Command Grab

In 2D fighting games, a command grab is a character-unique grab that is triggered by performing a special move command. It is the primary weapon of a "grappler" character.

Appears in 63 games

First appeared in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Universal Chain Combo

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.

Appears in 24 games

First appeared in Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Pre-Release Public Testing

A public testing period is, or has been, offered for the general public prior to sale or general availability. Access is granted through a lottery or preorders.

Appears in 126 games

First appeared in Ultima Online
Enhanced Special Move

In fighting games, an Enhanced Special Move (also known as an EX Move) is a more powerful variation of a character's standard special move, though it is usually not as strong as a super attack.

Appears in 14 games

First appeared in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Islam

Islam is a monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur'an. A text considered by its adherents to be the word of God given to Muhammad, considered by the Muslims to be the last prophet of God.

Appears in 39 games

First appeared in XZR
Christianity

Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. It is also the largest religion in the world.

Appears in 106 games

First appeared in Castlevania
Moon Children

The Moon Children are the children Link can see run around the surface of the moon in his vision. Four of the children running around wear the masks of the bosses that Link has defeated in Termina, while the last one sitting down wears the Majora's Mask.

Appears in 2 games

First appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
Orc Hero

The Orc Hero is an MVP enemy in Ragnarok Online.

Appears in 1 games

First appeared in Ragnarok Online
HALO Jump

A type of parachute jump. HALO stands for High Altitude Low Opening

Appears in 6 games

First appeared in Dino Crisis
E3 2013

The nineteenth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11-13, 2013.

Appears in 48 games

First appeared in Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
Caution Period

During a race, a caution period slows the cars down so that workers can attend to cars involved in an accident, or remove debris from the track. This is typically indicated by a yellow flag.

Appears in 5 games

First appeared in NASCAR 2000
IndieDB

The aim of Indie DB is to connect independent developers of games with players, from the day they start developing their game to the day they release it.

Appears in 4 games

First appeared in Treasure Adventure Game
Avatar Famestar Support

Avatar FameStar is a Microsoft Studios program that allows for cross-game challenges in supported Avatar games for the Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade), rewarding players with special "Fame" points (for a cross-game leaderboard) and unlockable Avatar apparel for supported games.

Appears in 7 games

First appeared in A World of Keflings

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