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A trap designed to kill off victims by crushing them. Commonly found in sacred temples though industrial variations (like car crushers) exist.
An optional boss is a boss whose defeat is not essential to the plot and can be avoided. In some cases, they are stronger than the game's final boss.
Be it an “unopenable” door, a sprawling fence, a sudden outcropping of land, an ocean, a cliff (often a deadly ocean/cliff combo,) a broken-down car, an “invisible wall,” or large trees; barriers in video games manifest themselves in a variety of forms (physical and otherwise).
Characters that fight with their tongues - often this involves characters with long, extendible tongues.
A dark version of a game's hero, featuring many of the same powers. Usually wears black. Male evil twins often have goatees.
Some creatures have three or more eyes and tend to be monstrous and frightening.
Mythological creatures with the body of the human and the head of a bull. They are often found in video game dungeons, waiting for foolhardy players to stumble upon their lairs. Sometimes they're mindlessly violent, other times they're oddly peaceful and in tune with the world around them.
Games that encourage the beating of small and/or defenseless creatures.
The player character jumps on the back of an enemy during a battle to take control of them.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional hockey team playing in the National Hockey League. The Lightning have won the Stanley Cup once in franchise history, in 2004. Tampa Bays AHl affiliate team is the Northolk Admirals
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and the Blues play in the 19,150-seat Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis.
The Detroit Red Wings are one of the Original Six NHL teams and are considered by many to be one of the greatest hockey dynasties.
Founded in 1972, they quickly came to win 4 Stanley Cups in a row in the early 80's, the last team to win more than 2 in consecutive years.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The Leafs franchise are one of the "Original Six" members of the NHL and currently have thirteen Stanley Cup Championships.
One of the most successful NFL teams of the new millennium, the Seattle Seahawks were the 2013 NFL Champions. The Seahawks are supported by the 12th Man.
Founded in '91, being the first team in several years to enter the NHL. Currently a (regular-season) powerhouse in the Western Conference.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
The NFL is a professional american football league. It has become the most popular spectator sport in the US.
Long-time Franchise in the NHL, second team of Wayne Gretzky. They won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014.
When platform companies got the idea of selling their product in a colorful box they have included artwork and screenshots of various games that can be played on the platform.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
Originally the Minnesota North Stars. Been to three finals, losing in Minnesota, winning the Cup in Dallas in 1999, and losing in the finals in 2000.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
A type of puzzle based around filling in a numbered grid.
Apple's Game Center service brings matchmaking, achievements, and friend lists to games that choose to support it.
The foot soldiers of Power Rangers villain Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd.
Superpowered or super intelligent bad guys who fight superheroes.
A team of superheroes from the children's franchise of the same name. There have been multiple different Ranger teams over the years.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
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