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The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
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.
A chicken is a small, domesticated flightless bird that can be white, yellow, brown or black. A female is a hen, a male a rooster, and a baby a chick.
The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
Gastly is a ghost/poison-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Gastly uses his spooky visage to weaken opponents by scaring them.
Many video game villains oftentimes laugh in evil ways, be it a vicious cackle, a sneering chuckle, or a booming laugh. Common evil laughs often include "Bwa-ha-ha", "Mwa-ha-ha", or "Ho ho ho".
A boss fight in which the player must not only battle the actual boss, but must also defeat or defend against auxiliary enemies.
The twenty-first annual Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 16-18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
Free to Play titles allow a user to play a version of the game without paying an initial purchase fee, but generally require the purchase of microtransactions to access additional content.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
Gengar is a ghost/poison-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Gengar is the final evolution of Gastly and Haunter who retains a love for scaring the bejeepers out of unsuspecting victims.
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
A clone is a being created as a perfect genetic duplicate of another being, right down to the DNA.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
A line that signals the start or the end of the race. Even though it is used for racing, it could mean any type of racing game.
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
Famicom Disk System games that were only available via a disk writing service available in many Japanese game stores. As such, they have no official box art and are harder for collectors to find.
Used as a last ditch effort the desperation move is often a single, powerful attack that hits multiple enemies on screen. The attack is executed at the cost of a percentage of the user's total hit-points.
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.
Pichu is a Pokémon that first appeared in the second generation. Pichu is the pre-evolution of Pikachu, and evolves if its happiness is high enough.
A process by which one player/creature's health points are transferred to another, particularly via a spell, technique or item.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
An environmental hazard that can be exploited to inflict massive areal damage, exploding barrels are one of the most ubiquitous objects to be found in games. The most common methods of ignition include shooting and throwing. Exploding barrels are usually distinguished from the non-exploding kind by a conspicuous red tint.
Games in which the player is incapable - not just discouraged from - harming innocents. Sorry, no matter how bad you want to, you just can't pull that trigger.
These achievements are not official Xbox or Steam Achievements, nor PlayStation Trophies; however, they are designed to encourage the player in the same manner.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
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