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The deliberate animation of breasts, meant to titillate as a means to conform to more realistic physics.
When a game is released at a lower than usual MSRP, and is usually a lesser product as a result
Also referred to as block damage, chipping takes place when characters take damage even when blocking. Most commonly associated with fighting games.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Games that give the player only a limited amount of time to choose whether to continue or not. This concept is most often seen in arcade titles and their home ports.
Emulation is the means by which games intended for one platform are rendered playable on another. Emulation is used for various purposes, ranging from allowing older games to be playable on newer hardware to software development for various platforms.
A flawless victory is a victory in which the winning player has incurred no loss of health, or in other uses, like Unreal Tournament III or Fury, no points scored against the winning team.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Arguably the rockingest genre of rock music.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Karate is an umbrella term for a wide range of martial arts originating in pre-Japanese Okinawa.
Female ninja.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Used in fighting games, projectiles are objects that a fighter can launch at another fighter to attack from a distance. While they can be used to simply inflict damage, projectiles are often used to maneuver opponents into disadvantageous positions.
Digital re-releases of PlayStation 2 games for later Sony-branded game systems.
Sometimes a game is so great that the developer has to go back after the game's release to add achievements.
A widely popular music style, originating from a fusion of blues, R&B, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth rock, and pop rock, among others.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
SNK fighting games are notorious for boss fights of ludicrous difficulty. Common symptoms of SNK Boss Syndrome include absurdly high attack priority, overpowered special attacks, and AIs that read button inputs. Though it's most common in SNK games, the syndrome has also appeared in games by other companies.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
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