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Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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.
Protagonists that have gravity defying hair styles and often appropriately spikey personalities.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
Not to be confused with just any metal case, SteelBook is a brand of metal packaging for disc-based media.
Sudden Death occurs when two or more players/teams have the same score at the end of the game. It can also be a penalty that activates when a player of match is taking too long. The players will then have to get rid of each other in a hurry.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
An art style prevalent in anime in which a character or other item is rendered in smaller proportions in order to make it small, cute, and cuddly.
Commonly found in fighting games, a super meter increases when either a character takes or gives damage (depending on the game). There are many variations on the super meter, depending on the franchise or game.
Some games force you to try and survive as long as possible without losing, or tasks you with surviving a certain number of "waves" of enemies before granting you victory.
Traditional forms of martial arts and techniques that rely on body science.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
Tanuki are a type of raccoon dog native to Japan. In folklore, they are capable of shape-shifting.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
People who are aged during the growth period of adolescence, traditionally between 13 and 17 years old.
The ability to manipulate objects with one's mind. Telekinesis is often displayed as an incredibly powerful ability.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
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.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
A game mode that allows you to train for combos, moves, etc.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
A personality archetype with a name that arose from Japanese fandom. It describes a person with cold, aggressive, or confrontational exteriors that are rather soft or kind deep down inside.
When a populated area is overrun by legions of the undead. They are often accompanied by demons or parasitic lifeforms.
Unexpectedly changing from one character to another during the plot.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
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