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A destructible environment means the player has the ability to destroy his/her surroundings. This allows players to use the environment to their advantage.
An evil organization is a group of super-villans who are hell bent on world domination or something of a similar nature. Usually defeated by a single Spy/Superhero/Average Joe/small child.
A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
Witches are women who can perform magic. There can be good witches and bad witches.
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.
When characters make conversation during normal gameplay, rather than a dialog-focused scene.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
Fireworks are a form of incendiary rocket designed to explode "gently" in bright colours and cause no damage, traditionally set off to mark festive or historic events.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
An on-rails game behaves much like a train: while sometimes the player can choose which path is taken, they cannot deviate from it. Sometimes on-rails games even go so far as to decide when the player moves.
Characters who at some point possess the ability to shrink in size.
Blastoise is a Water-type Pokémon that evolves from Wartortle. It is the mascot of Pokémon Version Blue, appearing on the cover of the game.
Kremlings consist of all manor of reptilian foe encountered across the Donkey Kong Country series, as well as a few friendly ones.
Games that numerically track the player's progress towards completion of a specific goal, single level, or the entire game.
A collection of anthropomorphic characters without pants, but with shirts or other tops. Does not include characters in dresses.
Because you'd never expect a banana to be an undercover cluster grenade.
Massive Hammer Bros. who can shake the screen by hopping.
Despite it being mathematically impossible, some games allow players to go beyond 100% completion.
When stuff that always used to work suddenly break down when you need it the most and you either have to fix it or find another way around.
A much more angry Chain Chomp whose chain links are made of fireballs.
A person serving time in prison or an escaped criminal on the run from the law.
Pressing the A button while facing left makes player character punch in that direction. Pressing A while facing right...makes them punch left.
Magneton, originally an electric-type pokemon, is an electric/steel-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Magneton is made up of three Magnemites making it more powerful than its previous evolution.
Gastly is a ghost/poison-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Gastly uses his spooky visage to weaken opponents by scaring them.
Electrode is an electric-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Electrode has a hot temper and has been known to explode - literally - when things don't go exactly as planned.
The eighth annual Penny Arcade Expo took place from August 26-28, 2011 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
A Snifit is a Shy Guy who spits bullets from behind the mask on their face.
Games that include a previous installment of the game's series. Usually, this extra game can be accessed via a menu or can be found within the game world.
A concept that has been popularized since the days of the European colonial empires. The main bad guy is seemingly old, white, although not always human.
An invisible enemy is an antagonist that cannot be seen under normal circumstances. Sometimes these enemies are only temporarily invisible or can be made visible somehow.
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