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Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Using a 2D sprite that always faces the camera within a polygonal 3D environment to fake a 3D effect.
Games that are based upon books or novels.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
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.
The 2002 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 22-24.
Elves are a race found in a lot of games based on a fantasy setting. They are recognizable by their elongated ears and often live much longer than humans. Some are even immortal. There are many variations of Elves.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Halflings, also known as hobbits, average about three and a half feet tall. They have an innate affinity to nature and possess both the agility and dexterity to make great rogues. Halflings are generally good people, but also have a mischievous side that my infuriate others.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Quest givers that task the player with killing an enemy or specific number of enemies.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Sauron's most terrible servants. The Nine were once mortal men who one by one succumbed to the power of the One Ring.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Whether it's Super Scaler or Mode 7, growing and shrinking sprites/textures is a concept often used in sprite-based games. It was a popular technique used to create three-dimensional games with sprites, mostly during the 16-bit to early 32-bit eras. Sprite-scaling was an early form of 3D texture-mapping.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Three games that are individually complete but are closely related in theme or sequence
Trolls are a mythical race of creatures that have been interpreted many different ways in games.
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