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Kaiju is the Japanese term for monster or strange beasts, commonly associated with giant monsters such as Godzilla. Kaiju appear as enemies in games, but just as often they are controlled by the player.
Giants are tall humanoid beings, found in mythology and various fairy tales. They are usually portrayed as being slow-witted and quick to anger, though gentler kinds also exist.
We all know that explosions will get you to buy a game. This is why you want stuff blowing up on your game cover!
This is a concept in fighting or other action games of attacking an enemy in order to keep the enemy in the air, unable to fight back. This is also a tactic in tower defense games of keeping the enemy on the battlefield longer by manipulating towers.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
In fighting games, Super Armor is a property that prevents a character from flinching when hit by an opponent's attack, though he or she still suffers damage of some sort.
A style of gameplay where players must navigate a vast stream of projectiles.
A follow-up to a game or movie that takes place before the events of the previous installment or installments.
A console game is high definition if it operates at a resolution of at least 720p, or 1280x720. A console able to achieve this resolution is HD-capable. For a variety of reasons, the term does not apply to PC games.
The act of bending at the knees from a standing position. Crouching is an essential part of many shooters and platformers, and can be used by players to stay behind cover or avoid incoming projectiles.
When a developer creates a game that could be perceived as a new instalment in an existing franchise that they've worked on before, but doesn't share the same name due to licensing issues or other reasons, it's called a spiritual successor.
A large, male cow. Does the bullfighting thing.
Levels that take place in or on a train or subway.
If there's more than two rounds, there's always a final round.
A style of martial arts originating in Korea that emphasizes swift, powerful kicks.
GGPO (Good Game Peace Out) is an open source middleware designed to minimize lag when playing online fighting games.
A graphic filter designed to give players the sensation of using a CRT monitor.
The third annual PlayStation Experience took place on December 3-4, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
The fourteenth PAX West took place September 1-4, 2017 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
The ninth annual PAX East took place April 5-8, 2018 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first PAX East to span four days.
The sixth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
Some fighting games allow the player to move their character prior to the actual start of the round.
A femboy is boy who behaves in a girlish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of girls.
Players compete against the clock to secure the fastest time possible. This is often added to racing games for extra replay value and typically requires a higher degree of skill.
A government that restricts the flow of information, or willingly subjugates it's people.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
The 1999 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles California on May 13-15.
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.
Whether it be to translate foreign lyrics, eschew copyright issues, technical limitations, or appeal to an American audience, these games had changes to their soundtracks when brought to the United States.
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