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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Aug 29, 2006
This feature typically found in RPGs lets you capture enemies and then use them in your own party. This mechanic is used heavily in games like Pokemon.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
A powerful punch, frequently capable of knocking the recipient off into the distance. Named after Naru Naruseqawa (Love Hina), who frequently uses it on Keitaro. It is also known as the "Megaton Punch", as seen in Disgaea and Pokémon.
A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough.
Legendary, stealthy assassins from Japan's feudal era, who are well-trained in the art of the sword, and who may or may not have access to magical powers.
A title only given to the most evil and corrupted of rulers.
Prinnies are a fictional race of peguin-like creatures in Nippon Ichi's Disgaea turn based strategy RPGs. They aren't especially bright, have a tendency to explode, and universally refer to everyone as "dood".
Digital re-releases of PlayStation 2 games for later Sony-branded game systems.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
A succubus is a demoness with the appearance of a beautiful woman that seduces men to steal their energy during sexual encounters.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
Gameplay type emphasizing deliberately paced tactical battle where each side politely takes turns moving and attacking one another through varied forms of combat.
Multiple fighters/people ganging up to fight another fight/group of fighter.
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.
Tricksters are mischeivous and inventive, they usually are mechanical and like to create gadgets like robots or living dolls; some Tricksters create thier own games and get people to play it. Some Tricksters are even the robots that a Trickster made.
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.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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