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A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
A way to reveal the map that requires the player to use a tall object, usually climbing a tower. First made prevalent in Assassin's Creed (2007), often a feature of Ubisoft open world games.
A multinational corporation in Marvel Comics and affiliated media. It's normally associated with oil and other energy resources, but also has its hands in other ventures. Usually portrayed as evil or at the very least having illegal dealings.
A certain amount of frames (or time) where the player cannot be damaged, usually after taking an action such as dodging or rolling
Akuma's signature super move in the Street Fighter series.
CQC and CQB are close range combat techniques.
In some first person games, the map is an object the players interact with in-game. Players press a button and the map comes up in front of the character's point of view.
When a character's spoken voice consists entirely of grunts or simple expressions of emotion, even if the character is able to say a lot more through text-based dialogue.
The Kree are a race of (mostly blue-skinned) aliens who exist in the Marvel comics. They are often at-odds with the Skrulls.
Advanced Idea Mechanics is an evil science organization in the Marvel Universe. Most members are identifiable by their bright yellow costumes.
Descendants of humans who were genetically manipulated by the Kree. Their abilities are normally awoken by a "Terrigen Mist".
Content such as modes, characters, maps, ect. that are exclusive to a single platform in a multiplatform game.
Common concept in 3D fighting games that allows you to side step around your opponent avoiding his attacks.
Combat that takes place in real time, but that can be paused to give commands to certain characters.
In house game engine developed by Spiders.
A physician that treated victims of the Black Plague during the 14th century.
An early API by 3dfx for hardware accelerated 3D graphics on PC.
Known as Chi in Chinese and Ki in Japanese, it is spiritual energy which cultivates itself through training and meditation. In experienced hands, it becomes a form of visible energy which can heal, destroy, or do many other tasks, determined by the amount of Ki and the user's overall ability to manipulate it.
A full-screen attack hits the opponent no matter where they are. Often used by characters suffering from SNK Boss Syndrome.
The 4A Engine was made by 4Agames and was and used in the development of Metro 2033.
A character type found in RPGs, MMOs, and class based Multiplayer games that focuses on keeping friendly characters alive. Their general role is to heal/buff and resurrect fallen allies.
The Medic is a class in Etrian Odyssey and its sequel, EO II, and are the most powerful at healing of all the classes, enough to be remembered as "Heal" by some.
The usually self-appointed leader of a region with totalitarian control. Usually will come into power through violence and will stay in power until he dies or is killed.
A long, usually ominous hallway leading into a boss fight.
Whether upholding the law or enforcing a set of rules, a judge decides if someone is in accordance with the system of regulations.
Trading systems allow players to trade items, money and other objects between each other.
The concept of establishing colonies and/or maintaining them either as resource nodes (as in civilization) or as part of the general game concept (Anno series, Colonization)
Also known as corpse-humping, tea-bagging is a slang term in video games when after a player has slain another player or NPC, they move their character over the dead character's body and crouch up and down repeatedly, adding a humiliating, and often humorous, factor to the character's death.
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