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Some games don't feature a traditional co-op mode that makes the players equal partners, but allows a second player to participate in the game to assist player one albeit with significantly different gameplay mechanics.
A fish with swim goggles. A common enemy in water sections of Kirby games.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Wham Bam Rock is the boss with giant rocks as hands and body is hidden in the darkness
A distinct and predictable pattern of attacks or movement a boss takes. This can be based in reaction to a player's actions or simply a stringent script the boss adheres to.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
Bronto Burt is a recurring enemy from the Kirby series. Burt goes almost everywhere by flying.
Broom Hatters like to split time between obsessively sweeping up whatever location they are in and attacking Kirby.
The Cappy is a common enemy in Kirby games. It is a mushroom whose cap can be knocked/eaten off, after which it resembles a haniwa.
Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
A pelican enemy from the Kirby series.
Videogames with extreme or controversial content will often be altered for release in certain countries, usually to comply with local laws or prevent cultural misunderstandings.
Chilly is a recurring enemy and sometime ally in the Kirby series.
A feature in Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS games allowing linked multiplayer with only one cartridge.
The 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on July 15-17.
A faceship is any vehicle that is modeled after the character that drives it.
An enemy octopus in the Kirby series.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.
A very common water enemy in the Kirby series.
Gordo is an enemy from the Kirby series. While not aggressive he is completely indestructible and must be avoided.
A giant bear-like enemy of Kirby.
A stone-face enemy in the Kirby series. Replaces Kabu in the Extra Game mode of Kirby's Dream Land.
More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Complete move list for character actions that are already in the game itself. Usually accessed via pause menu.
Bugs that are sapient beings and have humanoid and/or anthropomorphised features to varying degrees. This page includes Arachnids (Spiders, Scorpions) for brevity.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Kabu is a recurring character in the Kirby series.
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