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Distinct from a battle between good and evil, the struggle between the natures of order and chaos carries greater complexity in which neither side is purely right or wrong.
Characters that harbor their past even though it may be revealed later. They are commonly uncovered in a number of video games.
People who have Psychic Abilities. They appear in games, often using their abilities as weapons (Example: Telekinesis in Psychonauts)
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.
Ninjutsu are the techniques a Ninja/Shinobi will use in battle with ones adversary. They are also considered survival techniques by the Japanese.
Games where characters have a cannon for an arm.
Hatred and discrimination for Jewish people, it sadly reoccurs over and over throughout history and into the present day, with the Nazis and their actions representing the most infamous (and most often depicted), example.
All the enemies in the game show up in the credits, sometimes before the people who made the game.
The 1995 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles California on May 11-13.
Allows the player to continue playing - even though they have finished the game. This allows the completion of unfinished side-quests or the results of the player's victory in the world to be seen.
The Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their six Super Bowl victories are the most for any NFL franchise.
Locomotion is when the characters feet collide with what it is standing on, making the animations look a lot more realistic. Many games use this concept, such as Skate 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV.
Fatalities are a means of ending a fighting game match by gruesomely murdering the loser. It was popularized as a finishing move performed at the end of a match in Mortal Kombat.
A heavy is a class of enemy that can withstand more damage, thanks to body armor, a larger physique, or other characteristics. They are often armed with heavier weapons.
The ability to see in the dark without mechanical means.
A large, male cow. Does the bullfighting thing.
Similar to parallax scrolling, parallax mapping shows the illusion of depth in a texture.
Full metal jackets, or FMJs, are special metal coatings used on many large-caliber bullets. The entire soft metal bullet (usually lead) is completely, or near-completely encased by the harder metal jacket. They allow the bullet to pierce through thicker surfaces while also increasing firepower.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
Commandos are elite special forces units, often tasked with stealth operations or eliminating high-priority enemy targets
Skydiving is a recreational activity consisting of jumping out of a plane while it is flying, and then free-falling until reaching a certain altitude. At this point, one releases their parachute and then floats gently to the ground.
Ammo which does fire damage to an enemy by burning and/or setting them ablaze.
Battle becomes something new entirely when there's no up or down.
The Kamehameha or "Turtle Wave of Destruction" is the signature attack of the Dragon Ball franchise seen most often performed by Goku.
During boss battles, sometimes the boss kills their own henchmen. This concept is often used as a way of demonstrating a boss' wrath.
Son of a monarch.
PlayStation Move is a motion control system for the PlayStation 3 console, allowing for fluid control of objects in a simulated 3D space.
The meter which is used to gauge how much power there is left to use magic abilities.
A primarily hostile endoparasitoid extraterrestrial lifeform.
Damage modeling added to a character throughout a game that lasts through the duration of the game.
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