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Artificial life-forms ("robots") specifically designed to mimic the appearance of human beings. Although this is a male-specific term, with female-looking machines actually being "gynoids", the term "android" is generally used universally in video games.
Games where characters have a cannon for an arm.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Attachments are objects in video games that augment the user's abilities.
Charging is the action of pressing & holding down a button or particular direction on the controller. Its purpose is to build up a powerful blast or burst of energy to take out an opponent or cause critical damage.
An organism consisting of both natural and artificial systems.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
A peripheral for the Game Boy Advance that allowed players to scan in cards for extras in various games, or even to play classic NES games.
A dark version of a game's hero, featuring many of the same powers. Usually wears black. Male evil twins often have goatees.
Games featuring guests introduce playable, established characters from outside of a franchise. Primarily but not exclusively seen in fighting games.
Special or stronger units than standard ones, usually found in strategy games. This is not necessarily the same thing as a superhero or a game's protagonist.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
An Internet Navigator, or NetNavi for short, is a computer program with artificial intelligence. They were created to assist their operators, and reside in PETs.
When the player character is a robot. This does any form of humans infused with robotics.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
A person more than adept in the art of sword fighting.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
An organized series of matches, ending with one victor.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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