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The indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.
A kiwi is a small, flightless bird. They are so closely tied to the country of New Zealand, that "kiwi" is a common nickname for the human denizens as well.
Games in which the protagonist will break apart upon defeat.
Fatalities are a means of ending a fighting game match by gruesomely murdering the loser. It was popularized as a finishing move performed at the end of a match in Mortal Kombat.
A person employed to tell jokes and provide general entertainment. Jesters share some resemblance with clowns in that both have a reputation for being creepy rather than funny. Most of the jesters that are placed in games focus solely on the aspect of being creepy and scary.
The Sandra are a race of lizard people in the Valkyrie games.
A feature of some PSP games that allows two PSPs to play together with only one UMD.
A competitive multiplayer mode similar to the deathmatch mode which is signified by limited or no abilities to respawn.
A multiplayer mode that pits a large number of players (typically 100) in a winner-takes-all, last-person-standing battle as they scavenge and fight for survival. These games typically take place in a shrinking play zone.
Crowd control is the art of whittling down large groups of attacking enemies via the constant reassessment of the greatest threat to the player; achieved by constant player movement, and adjusting the aim to the closest threat, then quickly moving on to the next greatest threat, and so forth.
Some game environments feature certain areas that allow for special kills outside a player's normal cadre of moves. These kills usually feature unique animations such as slamming an enemy's head through a television or sticking their head in a trash compactor.
The act of pressing your lips against someone or something else as a sign of affection.
In some video games, when some characters talk, what they say has absolutely no meaning, at least to the player. Whether it has any meaning to the character speaking is another matter entirely.
PlayStation 3 games that utilize the "tilt" functionality of the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers for minor or major gameplay mechanics.
A form of algae that grows at the ocean floor.
A psychotic entity that haunts the sewers in the 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles console/computer game.
A massive mutant frog which vexes the Ninja Turtles in their NES/computer game.
Also known as The Roof Leaper, it's a spiked creature that came to be as a result of a chemical spill. A ceiling-dwelling annoyance which appeared in the NES/computer TMNT game.
The Foot Clan's cyclopean robots, which have a fiery exhaust port in front. Upon destroying the body, its head will fly around the room, attempting to ram into the Turtles.
A constantly blazing man who can spawn miniature clones of himself.
Any song in a video game that includes a Latin choir singing (faux Latin included).
Dragonkin from ancient times, these people have the ability to transform into mighty dragons.
A concept seen in the Fire Emblem series named for a pair of cavaliers that appeared in the very first game. They have since inspired similar pairs that have appeared throughout the series.
Some games have had their titles changed after being released. This does not include games whose names changed during localization.
A boss battle seen from the bosses point of view.
An illusive effect in games with 2D graphics where a character attacks the player so that it seems like the attack came from either behind or in front of the screen.
Characters or objects that appear to smash into the player's screen.
A style of animation that gives games a more hand drawn look.
Blindness is an affliction that robs a person of their sight. In games it usually causes physical attacks/projectiles to miss, but magical spells aren't as widely affected.
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