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An association soccer club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
An English professional association soccer club based in Liverpool.
A professional soccer club in Bermondsey, South East London, England.
An online digital distribution system for arcade games in Japan.
A concept where the game must be restarted if you are killed. It is a mechanic found in most arcade games, but the term is usually used in reference to the RPG genre where the mechanic is less common, particularly "roguelike" games as well as strategy games such as Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics where characters die if they are defeated in battle. Often used as a significant plot device.
Was an English soccer club formed in Wimbledon, south-west London.
In many games such as Devil May Cry and God of War, Orbs, or "Souls", if you will, spawn out of the enemies you destroy and provide you with either sweet life or power. Many times these "Orbs" can also be used as a currency of sorts to upgrade.
The characters in the Worms series of games.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
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.
Resurrection is the act of being brought back to life. One must have already been living and have died in order to be able to be resurrected.
Whether a character never ages or is invincible, immortality represents the inability to die. Sometimes this is a blessing, sometimes it is a curse. Either way it usually makes for an interesting game mechanic.
A Welsh professional association soccer club based in Wrexham, Wales.
Manufacturers of ED-209, RoboCop and other fine products.
Enemies that are adamant in their will to hunt you down. Example: Pac-Man ghosts.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
In video games, dithering is a graphical technique using pixel patterns to simulate additional colors or transparency. While far more common on CRTs, many games still use the technique, especially games which use pixel art.
An initiative from Sega starting in June of 2017, that brings titles from every Sega platform to mobile for free.
Animals that can be ridden by players to get around faster.
Long-running franchises often end up in the hands of different studios over the years, but a direct sequel by an entirely different company is somewhat rarer.
A physical confrontation between two opponents without any outside interference.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
Most games based on this mythology adapts the One Thousand and One Nights tale.
Nocturnal beetle with luminescent abdominal organs.
Games that have a (usually) unique title, but then identifies that it is a sequel, spin-off, or other affiliation to a pre-existing franchise via its subtitle.
An individual who specializes in armed combat.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
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