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All militaries have some kind of uniform.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
This stealth mechanic is based entirely on the enemies' range of vision. Light and shadows play no part in whether or not the enemy can see the player.
The army of Germany during the period of 1935 to 1945 under the reign of the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler.
A common fish in both freshwater and saltwater. There are about 20 different types of trout.
Otters are semi-aquatic mammals that primarily eat fish.
Quotations displayed on the screen; often from world leaders, famous writers, or the Bible.
An unbeatable enemy is just that, an enemy you can't beat or destroy. It's best to just run away from them.
Unattainable or broken achievements are achievements that no longer unlock, never unlocked from the start, or require an online component to a game that no longer exists.
Pressing the A button while facing left makes player character punch in that direction. Pressing A while facing right...makes them punch left.
Games that may no longer be sold because the rights to them are split in such a way that no one has the rights to sell them.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
Shaman are mediums between the mortal and spiritual realms. In games, they are often priests with the ability to heal via magic and crafted potions.
Sometimes things are lost during a game's localization. These can include major gameplay elements, significant parts of the plot and the depictions of certain characters.
Mammals that have pouches and like to hop.
A sheet that is intended to be placed over a keyboard in order to remind players of the game's control scheme.
Shooting ranges are often used in video games as a means of improving the player's reflexes and aim in armed combat situations.
Creatures that are usually part fish and part human.
Non-game software is an application that is not designed as a game, but which runs on a gaming-focused system. Examples include films or television shows on cartridge or disc, calculators, novels, Bibles, et cetera.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
Damaging enemies by simply jumping on top of them.
A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
Games in which the two main protagonists are of different species.
The 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Georgia World Congress Center and Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on June 19-21.
A flying reptile. Although mistaken for dinosaurs, they are very much not dinosaurs.
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
Werewolves are humans that can shapeshift into wolves or wolf-like creatures. They often have strength and senses that surpasses those of both humans and wolves.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
Planet destruction sometimes a gameplay mechanic, sometimes a plot point. Should cover pending as well as actual destruction.
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