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Satsui no Hadou, or "Surge of Murderous Intent", is a super-natural martial power in the Street Fighter Series.
The first subscription based video game serviced offered through your cable company.
A criminal organization within the Street Fighter universe established by M. Bison.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
Shoryuken is the move made famous by Ryu and Ken Masters of the Street Fighter franchise. Shoryuken translates to "Rising Dragon Fist" but most English speakers simply refer to it as the "Dragon Punch."
A fighting game archetype where characters with a significant similarity in fighting style to Street Fighter's Ryu & Ken.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
Citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which was a country that emerged after the Civil War in The Russian Empire.
Spamming, in video games, refers to the rapid, repeated use of the same item or action. For instance, "grenade spamming" in COD4 is the act of a player throwing a large amount of grenades in succession into an area so that they may get a lucky kill or simply distract the enemy.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
A move used in a lot of games where the standing/moving attacker spins upon himself, damaging the surrounding enemies.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
A Japanese wrestler. Often appears overweight.
A special combo-move in fighting games that is executable after building a meter throughout the match (or round).
Commonly found in fighting games, a super meter increases when either a character takes or gives damage (depending on the game). There are many variations on the super meter, depending on the franchise or game.
This page describes the intricacies and importance of the sweep kick in fighting/brawler.
A disembodied voice that narrates or announces certain game aspects, like the round counts in fighting games or instructing the player to select a character.
Characters who are influenced and clearly modeled after the late Jeet Kune Do Master, Bruce Lee.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
Easily emasculating the puny jab, this devastating technique is associated with crimson geysers and leveled Piston Hondas. Favored by undead ninjas and diminutive boxers alike.
What better way to celebrate a victory than with good vibrations?
Just as heroes sometimes fall from grace, occasionally someone who works for the forces of evil will turn their life around and become a good guy.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
The ability to communicate via voice.
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.
"Winners Don't Use Drugs" is a splash screen in most 90s arcade games attract modes.
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.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Some titles on the Xbox Live Marketplace are designated as Arcade Hits. This usually follows critical and/or commercial success and the games are then showcased with a reduced price.
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