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A person leading a double life. This character has more than one way in which they present themselves to the world.
A symbiote is any living creature that coexists with another, usually proving a benefit of some sort. It gives it's host the ultimate power, but at a cost.
These big'uns would love to smash you into a pulp by charging full-speed in a perfectly straight line, but if you take two steps to the right you'll be safe and sound ... for a few seconds at least.
A multinational corporation in Marvel Comics and affiliated media. It's normally associated with oil and other energy resources, but also has its hands in other ventures. Usually portrayed as evil or at the very least having illegal dealings.
Over-the-shoulder is a camera view point popularized by Resident Evil 4 that is featured in most modern third-person shooters and third-person action games.
Artificial Life is a video game concept in which beings or creatures are put into the same environment that player is in. Depending on how the player interacts with these virtual creatures (who are programmed with emotions, wants, and needs) and the world around him/her, the Artificial Life will reflect that through their behavior.
Card games played using a style of Japanese playing cards known as hanafuda, which include 48 cards split into the 12 months of the year.
The Uber Trick System was first introduced in SSX Tricky and is a meter, that when full, allows the user to perform extra special tricks.
Super Speed is the ability for a character to travel at speeds normally unattainable by regular humans. Super speed can be a stock super power by characters such as the Flash & Sonic the Hedgehog, or a technologically enhanced ability like Nomad in Crysis.
Formerly known as the "Doom Engine", id Tech 1 is the first generation of game engines from id Software.
Games where every playable character is its own individual class (Ranger, Spy, Necromancer, and so forth).
A locked door blocks your way, but the key is in a locked chest, whose key is in another locked chest, whose key is in another locked chest...
Weapon bob refers to the sway of a held weapon when a player is in motion in a first-person shooter.
The Serpent Riders, D'Sparil, Korax, and Eidolon, were a demon triumvirate within the Heretic franchise that commanded terrible magics and possessed knowledge of interdimensional travel. At present, all three of the Serpent Riders are deceased.
The rare occurrence of a game being released between Christmas and New Year's Day.
This bar keeps track of your Stamina. If it's depleted, you need to take a rest.
An art style prevalent in anime in which a character or other item is rendered in smaller proportions in order to make it small, cute, and cuddly.
Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. It is also the largest religion in the world.
An Unwinnable State occurs either due to a glitch or by designer choice, when the player's actions make it so that the game can no longer be completed. However, the game continues as though it is still possible to finish and win.
Londo Bell is the protagonist group from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. It is also the name given to the player's team in most early Super Robot Wars games.
A love triangle is when three (or more) people are in some kind of romantic relationship with each other. They can become messy and complicated. It may or may not be competitive.
A list of common "steps" that take place in every heroic story. Joseph Campbell proposed that it is a metaphor for the transition into adulthood.
In some games, the differences between the difficulty settings are more significant than tweaked health, damage and currency. This could be new or changed enemies, boss battles, mechanics or items
Giant, bio-engineered humanoids created to combat the beings known as Angels.
A theoretical event in Neon Genesis Evangelion which would destroy all of humanity.
Usually found in adventure games, when players combine two or more items to create one or more new items.
A staple of almost any racing game, the pit is the on-track location where players fix their cars, as well as modify their setups to account for changing track conditions.
Appeared in many Formula 1 games.
Dungeons that are generated randomly.
Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing games characterized by the exploration of randomly-generated dungeons and permanent death. These characteristics were featured in the classic computer game Rogue, hence the term "Roguelike".
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