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The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Monarchs and their families.
Scorpions are an eight-legged arachnids with two large pincers and a venomous stinger on the tail, used to kill or subdue prey and defend against aggressors. Though their sting can be very painful to humans, few scorpion species can kill a healthy adult.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Sphinxes are mythical creatures with feline bodies and human heads. They are often depicted with wings as well.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
A condition which affects a character's effectiveness, either positively or negatively. Common examples include Poison or Haste.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Summoning involves bringing a distant ally into battle to either perform a single, devastating attack or to fight on the behalf of the summoner.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Instead of telling you it's over and come to a conclusion, some games leave you with a "To be continued" screen.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
Dinosaurs with a distinctive set of three horns on their face.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
The king of all dinosaurs, featured prominently in most every game that features dinosaurs. Usually portrayed as a high-level boss or even an invincible obstacle.
Velociraptors are dinosaurs that existed during the Cretaceous period around 70 million years ago. They became quite popular following the release of Jurassic Park.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
A walrus is a marine mammal that lives mostly in the arctic regions of the world. They have large brown bodies, flippers, tusks, and a "moustache".
An official line of downloadable games for the Xbox 360 that were developed, peer-reviewed, and self-published by a community of indie developers using Microsoft's XNA framework.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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