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Some television shows are ripe for interactive adaptations. Like Grey's Anatomy, or The Young Ones.
Amiibo is Nintendo's NFC figurine and card program that works across multiple games. Amiibo work natively with the Nintendo Wii U via the NFC reader in the Wii U GamePad and the New Nintendo 3DS. In 2015, Nintendo will release an accessory for the original Nintendo 3DS that lets players use Amiibo on it as well.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
Arbok is a poison type Pokémon that evolves from Ekans.
Articuno is a ice/flying-type legendary pokemon. Using its great wings, Articuno blasts powerful Arctic-cold air toward its opponents.
A Water type Pokemon.
Butterfree is a Bug/Flying type Pokémon that evolves from Metapod.
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.
Cartoon characters are personas from cartoons, which are animated moving sequences that are usually drawn but can be computer animated and can come from television, movies, anime or even the web. They can be humans, animals, or even things usually not thought of as living.
Pika Pika
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Charizard is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon that evolves from Charmeleon.
While modern chemistry defines 118 atomic elements, video games more often deal with classical elements as described in ancient philosophy, mainly fire, water, earth, and air. In many games, each element is stronger against certain elements, but weaker against others.
Clefairy is a normal type Pokémon that evolves from Cleffa and can evolve into Clefable with a Moon Stone.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
The ability to dodge an attack, making the player untouchable for a brief period.
Donphan is a Ground type Pokemon appearing first in Pokemon Gold and Silver
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.
Electric Wind Godfist (最速風神拳 Saisoku Fūjinken or Fastest Wind Godfist) is an enhanced version of the Wind Godfist attack in the Tekken series, and a signature move of the Mishima clan.
The type that the series' mascot Pikachu belongs.
Electricity is commonly used as a damage-introducing element causing inanimate objects to become harmful (electrified water, floors, cables, etc). It can also refer to a power wielded by characters that generates sparks, is conductive to metal surfaces, forks or branches, and is often blue in color.
Evolution marks the progression from one stage to the next.
Excitebike is an Assist trophy in Smash Bros. Brawl
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.
Wii games that can be played using a GameCube controller.
A game based on an anime.
Games based on TV shows, which includes live-action and cartoons.
In some video games, when some characters talk, what they say has absolutely no meaning, at least to the player. Whether it has any meaning to the character speaking is another matter entirely.
Gloom is a Grass/Poison type Pokémon that evolves from Oddish and can evolve into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone, or Bellossom with a Sun Stone.
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