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This concept deals with platforms that phase in and out of existence as time passes. It is used to create tricky platforming situations requiring excellent timing to overcome.
Games that allow the player to give custom names to characters in the game, most often the protagonist.
Trandoshans are a bipedal reptilian race in the Star Wars universe. They have appeared in a number of Star Wars games.
Also known as wushu, Kung Fu is a family of martial arts developed in China.
An art style used by many game designers to help separate the characters from the background. Often times used to communicate to the player which characters you can interact with.
The act of turning someone or something to stone, generally by a fantastic means.
Sentient fungi. Typical forest creatures.
Normal mapping is an integral part in making believable visuals. Using advanced surface information in conjunction with light information, an artist is able to define an incredible amount of detail on any low polygon model.
A 'Game Over' screen that turns out to be fake.
A common location in games, specifically RPGs. Usually inhabited by ghosts and other creatures from the beyond.
When there is in-game advertising in one game for a different title, normally one by the same developer.
A type of gameplay where the main goal is to eat or collect a certain amount of stuff. At the same time, enemies will try to eat the player character.
Ammo which does fire damage to an enemy by burning and/or setting them ablaze.
Whether it's for minimalism or a lack of artistic effort a lot of games use only the games logo as it's boxart. Examples would include all Final Fantasy's after VII in PAL and Japanese territories, Gran Turismo 3, Portal, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Metal Gear Solid and more!
The 1998 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games and software of 1997.
A route shorter than the usual one.
Sometimes you just don't want to pull out your stylus or get fingerprints on your DS screen. These games don't make you.
A fanfare played at the end of a battle in which the player is victorious.
Arsenal Football Club is an English professional soccer club based in Holloway, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English soccer.
Most video game characters, even men, have no hair below their necks. Here are games where prominent characters DO have body hair.
Gladiators may or may not be forced to fight. They are usually depicted as being from ancient Rome.
A proprietary video codec developed by RAD Game Tools.
Some ghosts exist solely as storytelling devices; such as providing the protagonist with in-game flashbacks or giving clues about what to do.
An alien race in Star Wars. Many take up a profession in bounty hunting.
A style of game that has platforming elements, but with more emphasis placed on fighting enemies than precise maneuvering through the level and its obstacles. Notable examples include Ratchet & Clank and early Ninja Gaiden games.
Touchdowns are the primary way to score in American Football. A touchdown can be scored by running the ball into the endzone or completing a pass which goes into the endzone. A touchdown gives the scoring team 6 points. Found in all American Football games.
The second annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
Games which feature randomly generated missions, quests and/or tasks
On some box art, the main character is facing away.
Platforms that are manipulated by weight. Too much weight on one side can drastically alter the equilibrium. *Not to be confused with Unstable Platforms*
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