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Cartoon characters are personas from cartoons, which are animated moving sequences that are usually drawn but can be computer animated and can come from television, movies, anime or even the web. They can be humans, animals, or even things usually not thought of as living.
Hand-drawn or computer-generated animation.
Cartoon physics refers to games which do not conform to regular physics, but the "laws" are for a humorous bent rather than conforming to reality. Sometimes it ignores physical laws, like gravity, or tweaks them, like not being totally blown away by dynamite.
The larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
A style of animation that gives games a more hand drawn look.
Centaurs have the upper half of a man, and the lower half of a horse. Typically they are hunters.
A character in the game actually increase in size. This may be a temporary or permanent transformation.
Text profiles that summarize a character's history and their role in a story. Often paired with concept or CG art.
Sometimes the writers will deliberately slip the title of the game into dialogue to show off how witty they are.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions.
A chicken is a small, domesticated flightless bird that can be white, yellow, brown or black. A female is a hen, a male a rooster, and a baby a chick.
The new badass way to look, as seen on 90% of hit video game covers.
A squirrel-like rodent.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
A Christian holiday widely celebrated in the western world. It is often associated with festive spirit and presents.
A common character archetype of the Final Fantasy series. Most titles in the main series and some spin-offs feature a character named Cid.
Cider a Windows compatibility layer optimized for gaming which is a proprietary extension of WINE that enables PC games to run on Intel powered Macs with little or no modification.
Games that support the use of the Circle Pad Pro 3DS accessory.
Clam is a general term that covers all bivalve mollusks.
While modern chemistry defines 118 atomic elements, video games more often deal with classical elements as described in ancient philosophy, mainly fire, water, earth, and air. In many games, each element is stronger against certain elements, but weaker against others.
MMORPGs, usually action-based, that eschew the traditional class structure in favor of a more customizable form of ability selection.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
Attitudes towards the Clown vary from person to person. Some find entertainment and humor, others feel really creeped out by their overly flamboyant nature. Ultimately, games tend to take the path of a more horrific presentation to stimulate the atmosphere of a particular setting.
Game mechanic that allows a player to respawn as long as at least one teammate is alive.
Cold Caller is a cog enemy type in Toontown Online.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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