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This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
Games where characters have a cannon for an arm.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
An event which prevents the opponent from completing a skill with an activation time. The interrupt can be performed by a regular attack, special move or environmental effect.
The face of the Metroid franchise, a race of parasitic creatures used in various experiments and tests.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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.
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.
Variable and dynamic simulation of weather conditions can be used to add variety, atmosphere (a rainy day in an RPG) and/or challenge (rain on the racetrack in a driving game) to a game.
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