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Animals and Creatures that serve to populate levels and give the world life. Usually passive and may try to avoid or runaway from the player, But some may become hostile to the player once attacked/provoked. Some may not be able to be interacted with at all either being in the background/foreground or too far away.
This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
Birdmen are large birds that can talk or half-bird half-man creatures. Are often depicted as wise, in spite of having bird brains.
Enemies that arrive at the surface from underground. Often this is used as a method of taking the player by surprise.
The Chozo are a race of bird people that exist in the Metroid universe. The series canon states that members of this race raised Samus Aran to become a strong warrior after she was orphaned.
Some creatures can easily take off some of their "major" body parts without any real harm to them. Sometimes they can grow new ones quickly or re-attach the parts they took off.
Eyons are immobile organisms native to Tallon IV.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
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.
A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
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.
The face of the Metroid franchise, a race of parasitic creatures used in various experiments and tests.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
An implementation of lore that is meant to flesh out the game world, without becoming a hindrance to the overall pacing of the game itself.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
Need to know how many hit points that Boss has left? Want to learn more about that weird plant keeping you from progressing? Scanning refers to using in game abilities (like a move or a vision mode), to learn more information about the game world.
The Screw Attack is one of Samus Aran's special moves from the Metroid franchise.
The ability to complete sections of a game out of the intended order (or to skip them entirely) through skill and knowledge of the game.
An ice-borne enemy species in Metroid Prime. Sheegoth are native to Tallon IV in the Phendrana Drifts area.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
Enemies that are small, deal relatively low damage, and have low health, but make up for it by attacking in large numbers. Examples include Flood infection forms from Halo, Trites from Doom 3, or Crawlers from Resistance: Fall of Man.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Wasps are parasitic insects similar to bees in appearance. They have two pairs of wings and the females have stingers capable of injecting venom. There are over 100,000 species of wasps.
Mantis-like creatures native to the planet Zebes in the Metroid universe. Normally feral, Mother Brain's telepathic control turned them into fearsome space pirates.
Zoomers are basic enemies from the Metroid series. They move in a set pattern, and are capable of climbing walls and ceilings.
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