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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released September 1994
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Some television shows are ripe for interactive adaptations. Like Grey's Anatomy, or The Young Ones.
Games based on TV shows, which includes live-action and cartoons.
Video games developed in Japan but based on Western IPs.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Many characters associated with electricity/lightning or speed are seen with a lightning bolt on his or her clothing or paraphernalia. Very common in the superhero/villain world.
Mecha Pilots are special people where young pilots pilot their mechs with their agility and combat.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
A team of superheroes from the children's franchise of the same name. There have been multiple different Ranger teams over the years.
A pseudonym is a fictional name that is different from the owner's real or legal name. They can be pen names, secret identities, or even alternative names because their real name is unpronouncable or shouldn't be said.
The foot soldiers of Power Rangers villain Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
Certain Game Boy titles included special enhancements available only when played on an SNES using a Super Game Boy adapter.
Metroid, Mega Man, Earthworm Jim, Metal Gear, Halo, Crysis, Iron Man, and many more. Ordinary men and women who become extra-ordinary with the right suit on.
A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
Superpowered or super intelligent bad guys who fight superheroes.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Tokusatsu is the name for Japanese live-action entertainment with traditional special effects. Made popular in the West by the likes of Godzilla, Ultraman, and Power Rangers, many games use the genre's over-the-top style, such as Viewtiful Joe and The Wonderful 101.
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