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A non-elemental or gimmick affiliated Pokémon type.
The head of a city government. The perfect candidate if your game needs a rear end in a top hat.
Pokémon who usually are associated with the undead.
At E3 2013, Microsoft announced their Games with Gold campaign. The campaign offered two downloadable games a month for free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers for a limited number of months. On October 18, 2013, Microsoft stated they were extending the promotion indefinitely.
Hippopotamuses, or Hippos are African semi-aquatic mammals that are known for their voracious appetites, though wild ones have never been seen eating small white balls.
PlayStation 3 games that utilize the "tilt" functionality of the SIXAXIS or DualShock 3 controllers for minor or major gameplay mechanics.
Pom-Poms are the single antenna on the top of a Moogle's head, from the Final Fantasy Franchise. It doesn't really serve a purpose, although some monsters like to eat them.
Shellcreepers are the turtle-like enemies from Mario Bros., and precursors to the Koopas.
A group classification of reptile.
Certain abilities are often associated by Elements, like magic. Any kind of magician or creature(ie. Dragon) that uses Earth-related spells or abilties falls under this cathegory.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
A type of gameplay where the main goal is to eat or collect a certain amount of stuff. At the same time, enemies will try to eat the player character.
A magician who specializes in the arcane arts of summoning. Conjurers are able to call forth otherworldly beasts and guardians to their aid.
Quest givers that task the player with killing an enemy or specific number of enemies.
One of the most common enemies from the Donkey Kong series, Zinger is a buzzing wasp who made its first appearance in Donkey Kong Country.
Mini-Neckies are small vultures that have long been a common enemy in the Donkey Kong franchise.
Cobrat is a large serpent that often hides in vases in Sub-Con.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
Namekians (Namek-seijin) are an alien race in the DragonBall universe.
Yet another type of stage included in lots of games. Nefarious tin soldiers, deadly domino rows and letter blocks of death are some of the perils one might encounter in a Toy-Box Stage.
Mustaches are often found on the evil villain of cartoons to let the audience know just how evil they are, or used in parody of them.
With five Super Bowl rings the Niners are one of the few true NFL dynasties.
Combat between ships dates back to antiquity, and in the 20th century expanded to include the use of aircraft.
Bat-inspired enemies from The Legend of Zelda series. Can appear in various forms such as Fire Keese.
Charmeleon is a fire-type Pokémon first found in Pokémon Red/Blue. Charmander evolves from the fire-type starter Pokémon Charmander and eventually into Charizard, all while using his awesome fiery powers.
Dratini is a Dragon-type Pokémon first introduced in the original Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow Versions. Dratini may look tiny but it packs a mean whollup!
Bipedal rat-like creatures, common in fantasy games. Prone to trickery and backstabbing, unless they're ninja.
Game engine developed by Ubisoft Montpillier with the involvement of Michel Ancel for Ubisoft games used on the Xbox, Gamecube, PS2 and PC. It was first introduced in 2003 with the release of Beyond Good & Evil (deriving it's name from, Jade, the main character of the game). It had since been used in several games of that generation.
A large ape-like creature that lives in the North-American Wilderness.
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