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Games featuring quotations on their cover, often from well-known game publications that place the game in a positive light.
Rappelling is the act of going down a cliff side or vertical surface with aid from a rope. The rope is attached at the top of the surface and to the climber's body
A game created for the female demographic which puts the player in control of a female protagonist who tries to win the hearts of attractive men. Also called GxB (Girl x Boy) games by some Western fans.
Spamming, in video games, refers to the rapid, repeated use of the same item or action. For instance, "grenade spamming" in COD4 is the act of a player throwing a large amount of grenades in succession into an area so that they may get a lucky kill or simply distract the enemy.
Psychic abilities are featured in many different video games and in many forms, from the PSI powers of Ness from Earthbound to the mind-reading abilities of Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid.
Scarring over the eye. Used by game developers to make a character appear more rugged and 'badass'.
The Yugopotamians are the residents of Yugopotamia.
Muay Thai is a form of martial arts that is the national sport in Thailand. Modern kickboxing is a derivative of Muay Thai designed specifically as a counter to it.
Karate is an umbrella term for a wide range of martial arts originating in pre-Japanese Okinawa.
The ability of something to go through a solid object without affecting it or if a solid object is thrown at it, it will pass through. Many ghosts can phase. Phasing can also refer to going through phases in an MMO giving the effect that you're actually doing something.
A government is a group of people who are responsible for the running of a country
A bar, usually at the bottom of the screen, which tells you what direction enemies, locations, or main quests are.
Were a professional American football team based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, playing in the NFL Europe.
NFL Europa team featured in past releases of Madden Football.
Former NFL Euro team featured in Madden games
Either a force of over arching evil or a parody of the real world. The corporation is a common concept found in Video Games.
A Rocket Jump uses the explosive force of a rocket to launch the player high into the air, usually at the expense of some of his health.
Verticality relates to the scale of spaces in a game and the player's ability and freedom to traverse them. It implies that a player has freedom of movement that extends to vertical planes through abilities, vehicles, or level design.
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).
Inflation is when you expand or fill up something with something else, usually air, to make it more full or bigger. Some mini-games have you be the first to completely inflate a balloon, or, in the case of Dig-Dug, you inflate monsters to have them explode!
Games that overlay realtime characters or objects over FMV (full motion video) cutscenes to lessen the contrast against the realtime portion of the game.
Capcom's proprietary engine developed for PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.
When a character goes to the edge of a platform and starts to wobble. Most commonly seen in side-scrolling platformers.
Veteran cannon fodder that have made appearances in more than one game, often with a small cosmetic change each time.
The hindrance of an operation and destruction of property.
An alien species from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
A stance or movement by a video game character celebrating a current accomplishment.
A wish is when the first party (usually verbally) requests something and the second party magically grants it. But beware, the second party can interpret the wish as he likes. Some races of beings like genies and fairies are known for granting them.
A medical professional whose primary role is that of a caretaker and doctor's assistant. They are stereotypically female, however they can be of either sex.
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