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When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
A tomboy is a girl who behaves in a boyish manner. It manifests itself through the practice of games and activities that are typically considered to be the domain of boys.
Totaka's Song is a hidden easter egg in a number of Nintendo's games dating back to the early 1990s. It can typically be accessed by waiting for a set period of time at a specific place.
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.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
Reptiles known for their hard shells.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
An additional difficulty level that becomes unlocked after meeting certain criteria, such as beating the game or dying many times in the same area.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
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.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
A visual obstruction is an extra layer added to the player's viewpoint. Most common in first person games to add to the notion that you are looking through a character's eyes. Obstructions include blood, water and ice crystals.
An effect seen in first-person titles where the player character's reflection can be seen in the visor of their helmet.
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.
Wasps are parasitic insects similar to bees in appearance. They have two pairs of wings and the females have stingers capable of injecting venom. There are over 100,000 species of wasps.
Realistically rendered water can really immerse you in a game. Just don't try to dive into your TV!
A boss monster in Pikmin 2. Very little is known about the biology of the being.
A type of attack that generates a wave of energy that gradually expands until it either hit its target or fades away.
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
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.
For games that have either wholly or partly Japanese title names.
Some games go the extra mile and make the character visibly become wet after swimming or coming in contact with water.
Wigglers are enemies that look like caterpillars. They first appeared in Super Mario World, where if Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi jumped on it, the Wiggler would turn red and start running fast, as well as being able to move in the character's direction.
Games in which the infrared pointer is used for gameplay purposes, like aiming for instance
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
A bipedal dinosaur species known for its great appetite and egg-laying abilities.
Zoomers are basic enemies from the Metroid series. They move in a set pattern, and are capable of climbing walls and ceilings.
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