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Muay Thai is a form of martial arts that is the national sport in Thailand. Modern kickboxing is a derivative of Muay Thai designed specifically as a counter to it.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
An optional boss is a boss whose defeat is not essential to the plot and can be avoided. In some cases, they are stronger than the game's final boss.
Parrying is a specialized block mechanic, often with a tight input window, which prevents the player from taking damage. While some games allow this through a timed directional input towards the opponent, other games tie this to deliberate block inputs as a "Perfect Guard".
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
A slightly modified version of an already existing character, often in fighting games. Also known as a "clone".
Rekka is an archetype in Fighting Games that had 2-3 district hits and it moves in the each hit with little to no pause. but the first part is on block and you'll continue into the later parts as hit confirms.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
Midnight Bliss from Demitri Maximoff converts male characters to female for a short time.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
A fighting game archetype where characters with a significant similarity in fighting style to Street Fighter's Ryu & Ken.
Akuma's signature super move in the Street Fighter series.
SNK fighting games are notorious for boss fights of ludicrous difficulty. Common symptoms of SNK Boss Syndrome include absurdly high attack priority, overpowered special attacks, and AIs that read button inputs. Though it's most common in SNK games, the syndrome has also appeared in games by other companies.
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 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 succubus is a demoness with the appearance of a beautiful woman that seduces men to steal their energy during sexual encounters.
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.
Multiple fighters/people ganging up to fight another fight/group of fighter.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
A major explosion that occurred in 1908 in Northern Russia. It is the result of an airburst from a meteorite, and is the largest impact from an extraplanetary object in recent Earth history. It has since been incorporated into many pieces of fiction.
Primarily found in fighting or sports games, the versus screen typically masks the load time of an upcoming matchup. Sometimes codes may be entered here that will affect the game.
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