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Skeleton Warriors are comprised of the animated bones of the dead. Often brought to life to do the bidding of an evil master as mindless and indefatigable soldiers and guardsmen.
The controversial practice of incorporating "access control technology" into digital media so as to limit what owners of that media can do with it, most commonly for the stated purpose of preventing piracy.
An effect or ability that pushes an object or person away. Often found in, but not limited to, explosive weapons.
The skeleton is the framework of the human body.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
This is a list of PC games which support connecting an Xbox 360 controller to your computer and using it to play the game.
Combat based on organic (or similarly functioning) mounts. This can include melee or ranged attacks from horseback.
An object that instantly kills all enemies / destroys everything on the screen. Example: The Serious Bomb from the Serious Sam games.
Games centred around Barbarians. A barbarian is usually recognised by his/her long flowy hair, loincloth and animal skins, lack of clothes and sword (not the same as cavemen).
Enemies that hide behind shields.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
A title only given to the most evil and corrupted of rulers.
When a game lets players grab enemies and throw them as projectiles. Commonly found in platformers, but also sometimes found in over-the-top 3rd person action games.
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent.
An evil overlord or generally bad guy who sits on his throne while watching others fight to the death for his own amusement.
In some of the older platforming games, the protagonist had no choice but to advance.
Enemies rushing off cliffs in order to get the protagonist or enemies that are sent to the abyss by the protagonist.
Giants are tall humanoid beings, found in mythology and various fairy tales. They are usually portrayed as being slow-witted and quick to anger, though gentler kinds also exist.
A female warrior from the Amazons, an all-female nation in Classical and Greek mythology.
Barbarians in games are often known for their brute strength, large size compared to normal humans, appetite for meat and ale, general crudeness, and prowess in melee combat.
The player character jumps on the back of an enemy during a battle to take control of them.
"Winners Don't Use Drugs" is a splash screen in most 90s arcade games attract modes.
The first subscription based video game serviced offered through your cable company.
Whenever a character is seen in promotional art, or in a cut scene, chances are, they'll be using this.
Eurogamer's digital distribution service.
Anything from a village to the whole world existing on a giant creature.
Games on Xbox Live that are no longer available for purchase on the Xbox Games Store.
First popularized by Golden Axe, a loot pinata is a harmless enemy that may be repeatedly pummelled for bonus items.
Belt scrolling is a 2D perspective, side-scrolling action with downward camera angle. The character is able to move not only sideways, but also vertically within a limited area, giving pseudo-3D depth. Mostly used by beat 'em up brawlers, this term is mainly used in Japan and comes from the conveyor belt like viewpoint.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
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