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First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
A phenomenon by which one or more aspects of a character are exaggerated to the point of becoming a much bigger and more pronounced part of their identity than they previously were, even to the point of becoming the character's defining characteristic. Named after The Simpsons character Ned Flanders, who in-between the show's earliest and latest seasons had his religious background exaggerated to the point of becoming an intolerant Fundamentalist.
The ability for an athlete or character, especially in extreme sports or platforming games, to rotate their bodies in a frontal or backward motion, creating inertia that propels them into a flipping motion.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
The Galactic Federation is a galaxy-wide government of the Metroid series. Its importance in the Metroid storyline has increased as the series as progressed.
In some games the protagonist goes through unwanted surgery, often in first person view.
Havok Physics (Havok) is a physics API developed by Irish company Havok and released in 2000. It is used in video games as a physics engine, allowing for realistic interactions between in-game entities.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Special or stronger units than standard ones, usually found in strategy games. This is not necessarily the same thing as a superhero or a game's protagonist.
When a character or group of characters does something extremely brave on behalf of another character or group of characters, knowing that they will get killed or seriously injured in the process.
A game that takes place between the events of two previously-released entries in a series, whether those be games or other media like films.
Sometimes, players experience an unfortunate event that results in all their weapons and items being taken away from them.
Placing the player in an environment and making them feel alone. Games often use this for atmospheric effect.
Jigglypuff is a normal type Pokémon that evolves from Igglybuff, and can into Wigglytuff with a Moon Stone. They love to sing.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
When a character grabs a ledge, in order to pull themselves up, or shimmy to the side until there's room. Mostly seen in 3rd person adventure games, but also in many platformers.
Leviathans are the children of the living planet Phaaze. They spread the corruption of Phazon throughout the galaxy by crashing and embedding themselves on the surface of a planet.
Lock On is a game mechanic that allows the player to automatically center the character's aim on a target, usually done with a toggle or a press of a button.
Ancient race of beings, one of the 'higher' races that were at their zenith at the same time as the Chozo. Natives of Aether, the Luminoth are nearly wiped out by the shadowy Ing in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
The face of the Metroid franchise, a race of parasitic creatures used in various experiments and tests.
An uninterrupted speech mostly given by a narrator or the main character. May include useful hints, interesting backstory, or character-related viewpoints.
A dance move popularized by Michael Jackson in the early 80s that makes the performer appear to be walking forwards while gliding backwards. While impressive, it is a common technique known to Mimes.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
An orphan is a child that has both of his/her natural parents absent from his/her upbringing. The absence could be from the parents' death, abandonement, or "accidental" disappearance.
Anything that can be picked up and used temporarly. Basically any item that is optional but can be used to an advantage.
In the sky or in the blackness of space, these guys can get you from one place to another, and maybe blow up a few bad (or good) guys along the way!
Sometimes, pinballs are actual characters, not just lifeless spheres of metal. They could be established characters like Mario or Sonic, or they could be characters just for that pinball game.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
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