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Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
A distinct and predictable pattern of attacks or movement a boss takes. This can be based in reaction to a player's actions or simply a stringent script the boss adheres to.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Nintendo Network is the online service for Wii U and 3DS.
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.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Wii U games that support use of the Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
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.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
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