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From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
A Multi-Phase Boss is a boss that undergoes a significant and instantaneous change in abilities, attack speed, and/or attack pattern during the fight. These bosses do not fully regain health between forms and appearance changes are usually minimal, if at all.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
A boss fight in which the player must not only battle the actual boss, but must also defeat or defend against auxiliary enemies.
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
Several different game types like driving, shooting, and platforming in one cohesive game. Compilation releases don't count.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
The act of turning someone or something to stone, generally by a fantastic means.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
In some games, total immersion is helped along by allowing players to purchase and customize their own housing.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
When the character the player is controlling dies as part of the game's plotline.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
A Role-Playing Shooter (RPS) is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
When a character grabs a ladder and slides down it instead of climbing down.
Souls are the spiritual essence of living things.
A series of seemingly unrelated events that are tied together in one way or another. The term originates from the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
The 2009 Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place between 24-27 September at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The theme for the show was 'Game, it's so energetic!'
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Device used by games with text boxes to show that a mysterious and/or unknown character is talking. Mostly used in games coming from Japan (at least nowadays).
A designated place or container in the game used to hold trophies, typically those earned from completing specific tasks.
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