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Games where characters need or choose to transform before using their superpowers.
Why use buttons when you can eschew competent camera control for using the right analog stick to wail on virtual dudes? Codename:Roscoe.
Incredibly grotesque, but incredibly useful.
Noteworthy characters, such as lieutenants or seconds in command, who although may prove to be a thorn in the side of the protagonist are ultimately deemed unnecessary by their superiors and done away with. Such characters may be subjected to execution once they outlive their usefulness.
When a character, object or location is introduced with a stylized image, usually in the form of a freeze frame shot.
Brawling clouds does usually appear in cartoon stylized fights. Usually used to play a conflict for laughs and simplify the presentation.
Whenever a game prompts the player to enter a character's mind, or a world where a character's thoughts are shown through the level design.
One of the major martial arts styles featured in the Fist of the North Star series, it destroys enemies from without as opposed to from within.
A major martial art style in the Fist of the North Star Series, it has reputation as an evil martial art.
Game titles that make a statement of fact or opinion.
Many games feature the concept of alternate dimensions. These can include the Physical, Astral, Elemental, and Ethereal among others depending on the theology. RPG's sometimes utilize these planes as the realms of gods.
Supporting characters who are heard throughout the course of the game, but are never seen physically by the player.
The given name to a dynamic system that overlooks the progression and behavior of a player. It then changes the gameplay difficulty to either reward or punish the player accordingly.
Blue birds are the third playable birds in Angry Birds. This bird's ability is being able to split into 3 birds, whose names are Jay, Jake, and Jim.
These mobile games were ported to consoles and handhelds.
A staple of almost any racing game, the pit is the on-track location where players fix their cars, as well as modify their setups to account for changing track conditions.
A video game creation tool.
A path that is displayed on screen to help guide the player to certain objectives.
Carnivorous animal of the Hyaenida family, most known for their distinctive laugh and the assistance in the assassination of Mufasa.
A now discontinued video game software engine.
Foraging is the ability to effectively gather food and drink from ones surroundings. Rangers, druids, and elves often excel in this skill.
Some traps are reusable even after successfully trapping something or someone. Sometimes they must be carefully disarmed first.
A delicious, hirsute combination of beef and buffalo. This neutral mob is often found in herds in the plains.
A system that gives a game the technical capability to implement the effects of gore which include but are not limited to, dismemberment, charring, beheading and gibbing. Gore systems have progressed significantly over the years from enemies scattering into pixels to highly detailed body tearing.
Shrine maidens, or miko, are girls or young women who perform various duties at Shinto shrines.
Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment (named to fit the acronym 'FREE') is a quasi-genre invented by designer Yu Suzuki, describing a blend of adventure and open-world sandbox gameplay found in the Shenmue franchise.
The yakuza are Japanese organized crime syndicates. Members are often identified by their elaborate tattoos.
The collective body of all the Kanto regions yakuza clans, consisting of up to 30,000 men. Originally founded by Makoto Tojo.
A look implying an authoritative, smart, good looking woman that always includes glasses. The combination of these characteristics may appeal to certain men or women, and is a popular sexual fantasy.
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