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Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
A system in which the player is allowed to control multiple characters. Most commonly seen in role playing games. Can also be used to describe party systems in the MMORPG genre, which brings a group of players together to accomplish various tasks.
Blackjack is a widely popular casino game.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
Console games that derive from a past PC exclusive release, either due to popular demand or poor sales.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
An elephant is the largest land mammal who has big ears, a trunk for a nose, a tail, and tusks. Supposedly they have good memories, hidden graveyards, a love of peanuts, and a great fear of mice.
Games that feature digital versions of pinball tables, whether they be original designs or replicas of existing tables.
Backtracking is the act of navigating through previously explored areas, usually for the purpose of progressing in an objective-based adventure game. Players who are lost may also backtrack to reorient themselves.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
A game mechanic in which you can interact with another country/civilization. Usually games allow you to declare war, offer peace, trade, etc. using diplomacy.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
Also known as wushu, Kung Fu is a family of martial arts developed in China.
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.
Whether it has voice over or not, text bubbles are a way of reading the dialog that a character on screen is saying and or thinking.
Karate is an umbrella term for a wide range of martial arts originating in pre-Japanese Okinawa.
Kaiju is the Japanese term for monster or strange beasts, commonly associated with giant monsters such as Godzilla. Kaiju appear as enemies in games, but just as often they are controlled by the player.
To elude, escape, or get away from. Some games require players to escape from some people or things to perform some objective or avoid death.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
Some DOS games include a "boss key" or "boss button" that players can hit that displays a fake image of a graph or spreadsheet to make it look like players were working instead of playing a video game.
When a game's title succinctly describes or indicates how the game is played, or a specific game mode.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Monarchs and their families.
Player characters that are infants, children, or adolescents.
Sometimes it's hard to resist the urge to accumulate a vast amount of valuables.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
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