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Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) is a sub-genre of the Real-Time Strategy genre. The gameplay is characterized by single unit hero strategic combat between two small teams of players, each trying to destroy the opponent's base.
A succubus is a demoness with the appearance of a beautiful woman that seduces men to steal their energy during sexual encounters.
A style of action-adventure gameplay revolving around exploring a labyrinth with the necessity of locating new items and equipment to progress beyond otherwise impassable obstacles. The concept is named for its common usage in the Metroid and Castlevania franchises. While the term most commonly refers to 2D games, it can also refer to 3D games.
The act of changing a section of a graphic to a low resolution (i.e. enlarging the pixels) in order to "blur" it. Commonly used to censor an image.
This concept deals with platforms that phase in and out of existence as time passes. It is used to create tricky platforming situations requiring excellent timing to overcome.
A group of outcasts who protect the galaxy.
The Kree are a race of (mostly blue-skinned) aliens who exist in the Marvel comics. They are often at-odds with the Skrulls.
Animals that follow you or help you on your journey.
Characters that are described and interact with the character primarily or only via audio (most often through dialogue, but usually also using some audio effects). As opposed to cutscenes which often emulate film, the way aural characters are presented in games often more closely parallels radio dramas and other audio-exclusive media.
An audio signal that contains noise at the same level at all frequencies. Appears on TV screens and video transmissions as static "snow".
An alien race in Star Wars. Many take up a profession in bounty hunting.
Droid soldiers of the Empire, with the larger and more advanced models able to double as exo-suits for human pilots.
Players can design a base or dungeon for their characters to inhabit.
A middleware engine for game audio, developed by Audiokinetic Inc.
All the fun of a real pet without the real part. And stained carpets.
A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
A number of kills without a suffering a death.
New addition to the Halo multiplayer system for Halo: Reach. Combines the ideas of Perks from Call of Duty 4 and Equipment from Halo 3.
A gynoid, or fembot, is a feminine humanoid robot.
A pug is a comically odd breed of dog. It has frequent health problems due to its squished face and shallow gene pool.
The ability to complete sections of a game out of the intended order (or to skip them entirely) through skill and knowledge of the game.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
Platforms that spin around their own axis. May cause disorientation.
The eighth annual Game of the Year awards from Giant Bomb.
Whether it be for points, speed boosts or just for aesthetic purposes, this game includes fancy tricks that the player can perform.
The ability for an athlete or character, especially in extreme sports or platforming games, to rotate their bodies in a frontal or backward motion, creating inertia that propels them into a flipping motion.
Genies, which originated from Arabia, are supernatural creatures that are magical and many can grant wishes. Some have a lamp or bottle and the owner of said item has power over them, including forcing them back into it and making them stay there.
Most games based on this mythology adapts the One Thousand and One Nights tale.
Possibly the most simplistic way of drawing a living entity. It's normally used as a budget saver or out of laziness, or as a throwback to simplistic times.
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