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Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
Videogame bosses, generally enormous ones, that take up the entire background of the screen you fight them on, usually only extending the body parts they attack with (and for some reason, their weak point) into the foreground where the player can interact with them.
A gang of criminals in the city of Duckburg. They are always after Scrooge McDuck's money.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
Sometime companies include the name of a company in a title. Usually it's their own, but they have been known to shill for others.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
An aquatic flying bird that is sometimes hunted. Ducks appear in numerous games, some named after them (Duck Hunt), and as part of the scenery of other games (Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal).
The act of using one's enemies as platforms, be they stationary or moving, permanent or temporary.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
The ground pound is a move where a person in midair somehow makes themselves strike the ground with more force than if they had merely landed. Popularly known as the "butt stomp" due to Super Mario 64's variant, which appeared as though Mario was attacking foes with his rear end.
Hedgehogs are small, nocturnal, insect eating mammals that can be found in Europe, Asia, or Africa. They aren't hogs and no blue colored ones live in the wild.
Games with language selection allow the player to choose which language is displayed or spoken in the game.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Start doesn't mean "A". Start means "start", son. Kids these days...
A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
Early and smaller PS2 games were produced on CD-ROM rather than DVD-ROM. They are easily recognized by the iconic, deep blue color of the underside of the disc.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Digital re-releases of PlayStation 2 games for later Sony-branded game systems.
The act of sliding down an elevated geological formation, often on your buttocks.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
If the protagonist is standing on an unstable platform for a certain amount of time, it will eventually drop. Usually there is a pit below, or some other hazardous danger.
Enemies attacking from a window. Usually requiring a special technique to defeat, if possible.
Witches are women who can perform magic. There can be good witches and bad witches.
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