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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Either a force of over arching evil or a parody of the real world. The corporation is a common concept found in Video Games.
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.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
A game based on an anime.
A hostile artificial intelligence, or "rogue AI", is a synthetic being that has turned on its creators. Among the most famous rogue AIs from video games are SHODAN (System Shock) and GLaDOS (Portal).
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
A Japanese cultural term for a white-collar employee that typically toils away in an office where suit and tie are the standard attire. They are frequently perceived as overworked, spending long hours away from their families.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
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