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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Nov 13, 2000
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
The game automatically saves for you when you reach certain points. Implemented in order to reduce frustration for forgetful savers.
A board game is a game played on a mostly-static surface using markers or chits to indicate player progress. Many video game board games are based on tabletop games (Catan, Monopoly), but some, like Mario Party and Culdcept, are original designs that use board game design as a starting point.
You have to fight them to get those gems
Your card must match or beat theirs
A game where cards are used to fight your enemies, or one where you make a "deck" with different abilites. Some examples are Culdcept Saga, Yggdra Union, and Phantom Dust.
A style of animation that gives games a more hand drawn look.
Small, pet-like creatures able to be raised, raced and entered into battles by the player in various Sonic games. They also appeared in the Mario and Sonic series as audience members.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
The 2000 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 11-13.
Flattening is taking something three dimensional, and somehow making it very thin almost two dimensional. It can be used for comedic effect or a character to use it to fight through tight spaces.
Hedgehogs are small, nocturnal, insect eating mammals that can be found in Europe, Asia, or Africa. They aren't hogs and no blue colored ones live in the wild.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
When a game has several playable characters of different species, real or fictional.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Protagonists that have gravity defying hair styles and often appropriately spikey personalities.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
A series of Japanese board games in which players use dice to move their pieces forward, usually with special events that happen on certain spaces in the track.
Super Forms in the Sonic the Hedgehog games are transformations achieved by characters usually using the power of the Chaos Emeralds.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Players take turn drawing cards
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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