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First popularized by Golden Axe, a loot pinata is a harmless enemy that may be repeatedly pummelled for bonus items.
Games which had been licensed out to toy manufacturers to create a tie-in toyline, Usually aimed at children or collectors depending on the audience of the games the toys were based off.
While usually presented as monsters to be slain, every now and then, characters get to ride dragons into battle instead.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
A real-life athlete who appears on the cover art of a sports game. Usually an up-and-coming star in the sport or a perennial fan favorite.
Golf is a sport in which golf balls are hit with golf clubs in holes on a course. The fewest swings wins.
Many games feature storylines about wide, sweeping combat between three radically different factions.
A turbulent period of Chinese history following the fall of the Han Dynasty. Although it officially began in AD 220 with the founding of the kingdom of Wei, its starting point is often considered the Yellow Turban Rebellion that began in AD 184.
Bicycle kick, chalaca, chilena, overhead kick, or scissors kick is a move in soccer, which is made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg high overhead to reach the ball (in original head height), which gets kicked backward.
The PlayChoice-10 was an arcade console released by Nintendo containing ten Nintendo Entertainment System games per unit.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
Soccer (short term for "association football") is a ballgame and team sport where two teams compete over scoring the most goals. It is one of the most popular sports on Earth.
A distinctive song associated with the game (often played during the introduction/end credits). Note: This concept deals just with songs with lyrics, as opposed to instrumental pieces.
Boss battles that require defeating or eliminating the hands of the boss. They are the focus point of the battle and typically the source of the attacks against the player. The hands are generally the size of the protagonist, if not larger, and often seen floating around without arms.
Long-running franchises often end up in the hands of different studios over the years, but a direct sequel by an entirely different company is somewhat rarer.
Tennis is a sport that involves making a ball hit your opponent's side of the court by hitting it with a racket.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Games that want you to press A to start.
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
A Dream Match is a game (usually a fighting game) that combines many different characters from various eras of a series, including those who have died or retired, or from alternate continuities. They are almost always non-canon events.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
Slimes are a common "starter enemy" in RPGs, and serve as a mascot for the Dragon Quest series.
Whether a character never ages or is invincible, immortality represents the inability to die. Sometimes this is a blessing, sometimes it is a curse. Either way it usually makes for an interesting game mechanic.
Mythical Creature with the face of a man, the body of a lion, sometimes with wings and a tail that can shoot spikes. Other times it has a snake for a tail or a scorpions tail.
The lowest of all the angelic orders, angels are tasked with delivering God's messages to humans in addition to being personal guardians. Angel has also become a generic term for any such kind of heavenly being.
Mythical/Magical creature that has magic power. When a Phoenix dies it burns up into ashes and another rises in its place.
This concept involves a character of the hero archetype that at some point in the storyline, turns against the forces of good and becomes evil or is revealed to have done this in secret at some point in the past.
These games have an agenda - social, political, or otherwise. The message is hard to miss.
Birdmen are large birds that can talk or half-bird half-man creatures. Are often depicted as wise, in spite of having bird brains.
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