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A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity. In video games this is usually an attack that either stun or pushes enemies away.
A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
An object that instantly kills all enemies / destroys everything on the screen. Example: The Serious Bomb from the Serious Sam games.
Combat between ships dates back to antiquity, and in the 20th century expanded to include the use of aircraft.
A ship deck battle is a cliché battle scene found in the vast majority of Japanese RPGs. It takes place on a ship or an airship, pitting the protagonists against seamonsters or flying monsters respectively.
Whether searching for loot as a pirate, or attacking enemy ships in the navy, there is nothing quite like sailing the seas.
The leader and/or driving force. An example to follow.
Sometimes it's hard to resist the urge to accumulate a vast amount of valuables.
The Seattle Sounders FC are a successful MLS club with more than 30 years of soccer history, dating back to the days of the North American Soccer League. They are in their third season.
When developers and publishers can't resist putting themselves in their games, either in the title or actually within the game itself.
Irkens are an insectoid alien race wanting to conquer the galaxy.
Anthropomorphic beings sent by God to wreak divine havoc. There are traditionally four horsemen, though their roles vary greatly depending on the game.
Was an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Townsville, Queensland.
An Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland.
A professional soccer club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil.
Psionics, psychic abilities or mind powers, Are abilities either supernatural or through technology that use the brain/mind to manifest powers. These can include Telepathy, Psychokinesis, Pyrokinesis, etc.
A function or button that allows players to skip a difficult section of a game entirely.
An uninterrupted speech mostly given by a narrator or the main character. May include useful hints, interesting backstory, or character-related viewpoints.
The secret police of Ba Sing Se under the direction of Long Feng. Consists of skilled, but corrupt agents (with some pretty sweet hats) that appear as late game enemies in Avatar: Burning Earth.
A pimp is a fellow who is known to convince women into selling their bodies as a commodity to their clientele. Pimps are also known to wear outrageous suits, and robes, usually in fluorescent color like purple, green, and light blue, with matching hats, shoes, etc.
Squirrels are small rodents that have big bushy tails and a fondness for nuts. Characters can range from Nutty of Happy Tree Friends to Conker
Verticality relates to the scale of spaces in a game and the player's ability and freedom to traverse them. It implies that a player has freedom of movement that extends to vertical planes through abilities, vehicles, or level design.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1970 and 1979.
Allows a cinematic view of your vehicle in the Driver series.
A peaceful elevator ride to the next part of the level or to a boss fight that becomes a non-stop barrage of enemies to fight.
NaturalMotion's Euphoria Engine is a system that combines physics simulation, artificial intelligence, and hand-made animations to create convincingly reactive game characters. Euphoria is best known for its integration in Rockstar Games releases and the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed franchise.
Stormtrooper variant outfitted with jetpacks or jump-packs
A droid used by the Galactic Empire equipped with a carbonite sprayer.
Fourth-generation Pokemon created as an evolution to Aipom
Second generation Pokemon which evolves from Eevee. Also used as one of two starters in Pokemon Colosseum.
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