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These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
A game based on an anime.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A mechanic used mainly in Japanese RPGs of both the action and turn-based variety.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Digimon are the digital monsters that populate the Digital World. They can be captured, trained, and digivolved into stronger forms.
Grid-based movement limits players, and other entities in a game, to moving through the game world in increments of whole squares on a grid. It has been a common staple of turn-based strategy games since the earliest board games of antiquity. It was also used by early RPGs.
A Digimon Tamer is a term for people who are partnered with Digimon in the Digimon franchise.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
PSone Classics are titles that were initially released for the original PlayStation, and re-released digitally for later PlayStation hardware.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
A bug Digimon of the Rookie/Child level.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
The ability to save a cartridge-based game to the cartridge. The battery is usually good for tens of thousands of saves, and made ridiculously long character passwords obsolete.
A dragon Rookie/Child level Digimon.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
Agumon is a Reptile Digimon, similar in look to a dinosaur. It is arguably the most recognisable Digimon.
A Holy-species Digimon. It wears a holy ring on its tail that, if lost, decreases its power.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
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