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Videogames with extreme or controversial content will often be altered for release in certain countries, usually to comply with local laws or prevent cultural misunderstandings.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
When a character goes to the edge of a platform and starts to wobble. Most commonly seen in side-scrolling platformers.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Dwarves are a short, stout race that appear in any number of fantasy games and stories. They are almost always depicted as short with bushy beards similar to vikings. They can also be identified by their love for ale and gold. Other common trends for Fantasy Dwarves include being proud warriors, favoring axes as their weapon of choice, and being gruff sticklers for tradition and honor.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
To elude, escape, or get away from. Some games require players to escape from some people or things to perform some objective or avoid death.
A fighting game concept in which a player using a particular character can fight against either the CPU or another player using the same character.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
A cutscene (usually using the in-game engine) which allows the user to contribute to or modify the action- such as changing camera angle, zooming in and out, or being able to move the player character around actors playing a scripted sequence.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Kidnapping is often used in videogames as a motivation for the protagonist to venture into unknown worlds and fight seemingly hopeless battles.
A Palette Swap is when two or more characters share the same style sprite or character model with only minor color or cosmetic changes. Although visually similar, palette swap characters may have very different moves and personalities.
A lap is one circuit around a race track. This is featured in many, but not all racing games.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
Game titles that are three words long, and have a conjunction or a preposition. These games usually take the form of "X of Y" or "X & Y".
If the protagonist is standing on an unstable platform for a certain amount of time, it will eventually drop. Usually there is a pit below, or some other hazardous danger.
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
Japanese PC online digital distribution service for emulated retro games, launched on 24 November 2001, years before similar services from Steam, Virtual Console, or XBLA.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
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