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The Wisps are alien creatures in Sonic Colors.
An extremely common Badnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog games, and likely the first one players faced in many games.
A graphical engine created by Sonic Team which is mainly used for lightining effects.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
A co-op system where two players control one character at the same time.
Abjuration is the school of magic that deals with protective spells (buffs) and counter magic.
Throwing a fireball or zapping your foes with chain lighting are both great examples of evocation magic.
Platforms that sway back and forth in a curved manner.
The Infernal Engine is an ever evolving cross-platform engine developed by Terminal Reality. It is currently being used by a number of external studios to power their games.
Comic Sans (also known as Comic Sans MS) is a sans-serif script typeface. Despite being one of the most maligned typefaces of modern times, Comic Sans has still managed to appear in video games on occasion.
Italian club from the city of Turin.
A form of in-game help in which the game uses a pre-recorded playthrough to assist players having difficulty with a particular stretch of gameplay.
Built in feature of some of the Steam games. Saves players high scores online and allows them to be compared to other players scores.
A yōkai of a lady with a long neck.
A humanoid yōkai with an eye on its anus.
The Manhunters were the peacekeeping force created by the Guardians of the universe prior to the Green Lantern Corps. They are often enemies of the Lanterns, and under Cyborg Superman's control they became members of the Sinestro Corps.
The Star Sapphire Corps is a team whose power runs on the violet light of love. They are sometimes allies and sometimes foes to the Green Lantern Corps, and the roster is almost exclusively female.
Some games feature a system where a character near death can be dazed into a 'down but not out' state; while their allies can often revive them if they reach the downed character quickly enough, their enemies can perform special, frequently gruesome, execution attacks against such characters.
An overworld system consisting of several locations connected by straight paths.
A Light Gun controller is used on some arcade games and very few console games. You point it at the screen, pull the trigger, and people die.
A native cat to the Americas, the cougar can be found roaming in the mountains.
A type of bird that is known for its loud honking noises.
A visual representation showing the spells or skills collected by the player. This is in reference part of the user interface, not to book objects within a game.
The hindrance of an operation and destruction of property.
Throw your shield!
Those final bosses that are simply a beefed up version of a common enemy. Typically a sign that the game lacked the budget or time for anything more.
Many games and most systems contain warnings such as "May Cause Seizures". This page will highlight that warning, and the games which have had a history health problems associated with them.
Tracker music, or module/MOD music is a digital music format that was popularized in the late 80's and became the de facto standard for video game music on the Amiga, as well as in the Demoscene, and is still in wide use today.
A type of arcade game that rewards tickets that can be redeemed for prizes in the arcade itself. Games tend to be simpler and faster to complete (with special "jackpot" rules), and some games allow operators to disable this setup altogether for a more traditional arcade game experience.
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