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The native, polytheistic religion of Japan. It encompasses a number of local belief systems from different Japanese regions and has been used for political gain in several key moments in Japan's history.
Taking an established control scheme and changing it, often to the games detriment, in order to fit a game on a console.
Characters who at some point possess the ability to shrink in size.
Quests that aren't necessary for game completion. They typically offer side-stories or specific rewards.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The speed blur effect is typically used in racing games. It consists of the edges of the screen, or any object in the world blurring as the player moves quickly.
When a character, object or location is introduced with a stylized image, usually in the form of a freeze frame shot.
Tanuki are a type of raccoon dog native to Japan. In folklore, they are capable of shape-shifting.
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 concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
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.
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Urination is found in games for a number of reasons, including comic relief and a quick pathway to sobriety.
Many of the games released for the Nintendo Wii take 'advantage' of the controls available by forcing the player to shake or 'waggle' the Wii remote and/or nunchuck. Waggling generally does not require skill on the part of the player; only shaking movements.
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.
For games that have either wholly or partly Japanese title names.
A swirling body of water; usually the result of conflicting tides.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
While piledrivers, clotheslines, and suplexes might seem at home in wrestling games, many professional wrestling moves have found their way into other video game genres. Brawlers and fighting games are commonly home to these moves, with Mike Haggar's piledriver being a classic example.
From Okami's universe, Yellow Imps carry large drums with them, and can burrow underground.
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