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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.
An often used plot device where the main character wakes up and has lost all their memories. The game usually centers around getting your memory back or uncovering the events that lead to your confusion.
A concept found in many puzzle and casual games. Matching blocks of the same color or type to gain points and/or erase the blocks.
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.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
A locked door blocks your way, but the key is in a locked chest, whose key is in another locked chest, whose key is in another locked chest...
A Knock out or KO is when, example being a fighting game, one of the players is sent into a state of unconsciousness.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
A style of action-adventure gameplay revolving around exploring a labyrinth with the necessity of locating new items and equipment to progress beyond otherwise impassable obstacles. The concept is named for its common usage in the Metroid and Castlevania franchises. While the term most commonly refers to 2D games, it can also refer to 3D games.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
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.
Also known as a triangle jump, this is the ability to hit a wall and propel yourself off of it like you were some kind of crazy ninja or parkour fiend.
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