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One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a crime fighting organization in the Marvel universe.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
In the Marvel Comics universe, the Sentinel is a type of mutant-hunting robot.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity. In video games this is usually an attack that either stun or pushes enemies away.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
PlayStation 3 games that utilize the "tilt" functionality of the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers for minor or major gameplay mechanics.
Player assignable points that unlock or enhance skills allowing for character customization.
The Skrulls are a race of shape-shifting aliens.
While completely normal from the neck down, these characters seem to be lacking a bit of skin up top. Creepy.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
An evil overlord or generally bad guy who sits on his throne while watching others fight to the death for his own amusement.
A large mass of people. This is most commonly seen in sports games where the crowd consists of a large amount of spectators.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Like a critical hit, this is a special action invoked from certain attacks in games or caused randomly on attacks by a character's statistic. It causes opponents to lose the ability to attack back for a certain period of time, and usually invokes the hit character to go into a special animation.
The option to display dialog and other information with text on screen.
A supersoldier is a soldier artificially given abilities far beyond those of normal humans. These include increased strength, speed, stamina, intelligence, the ability to fly, the ability to create fire with their mind, etc.
Metroid, Mega Man, Earthworm Jim, Metal Gear, Halo, Crysis, Iron Man, and many more. Ordinary men and women who become extra-ordinary with the right suit on.
A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
The Superhuman Registration Act is a controversial registration act that led to Marvel's Civil War.
Games featuring characters which posses superhuman abilities and powers.
Superpowered or super intelligent bad guys who fight superheroes.
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