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A route shorter than the usual one.
A level that is focused entirely on a boss encounter.
The face of the Metroid franchise, a race of parasitic creatures used in various experiments and tests.
A list of games that have their own in-game graphical achievement menu. Used for showing current progress towards achievements or trophies.
3DS titles that use the handheld's built-in StreetPass feature, allowing two units in sleep mode to share game information when they detect each other.
A system allowing players on different gaming platforms to play together.
An often used plot device where the main character wakes up and has lost all their memories. The game usually centers around getting your memory back or uncovering the events that lead to your confusion.
A type of dragon with wings instead of arms. They were a heraldic symbol of war and pestilence. Wyverns and Griffons were said to be rivals and sworn enemies.
Sidesteppers are crablike enemies that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. When hit from underneath, they get angry and start moving more quickly.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
Controlling by using different gestures such as touch, swing, twist, flick, and more!
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
In auto racing, standing starts have the cars or go-karts stationary in the starting grid as the race begins. To commence racing in a standing start, a set of red lights is needed before the green one goes off to start the race.
Crabs in all forms and sizes, not just the giant enemy variety.
Mummies are lumbering undead corpses wrapped in bandages. They are often associated with ancient Egypt and may have magical powers or be immortal.
Device used by games with text boxes to show that a mysterious and/or unknown character is talking. Mostly used in games coming from Japan (at least nowadays).
Games that are in genres where the ability to jump is expected, but do not allow the player character to jump on command.
A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
Over-the-shoulder is a camera view point popularized by Resident Evil 4 that is featured in most modern third-person shooters and third-person action games.
Games that can be played with one hand, typically using only half of a standard controller or only the mouse/keyboard.
A concept found in many puzzle and casual games. Matching blocks of the same color or type to gain points and/or erase the blocks.
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
A style of game that has platforming elements, but with more emphasis placed on fighting enemies than precise maneuvering through the level and its obstacles. Notable examples include Ratchet & Clank and early Ninja Gaiden games.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
A large omnivorous mammal that can be white, brown, or black. Despite their ferociousness, they are also associated with being soft and cuddly, as in teddy bears. Bears are also known to eat stairs. Scientists say that because "bears eat stairs" rhymes the bears are naturally inclined to do so.
The ability to communicate via voice.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
Pokémon are creatures that inhabit the Pokémon universe and can be captured and trained for battle.
Picking the gender of your character can help immerse you in the game world. Sometimes this leads to different abilities in-game, sometimes it means nothing at all.
Charizard is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon that evolves from Charmeleon.
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