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Falling Debris, rocks, or other items that may possibly cause damage to the player character.
Games with achievements for failing. For the purpose of this concept, any kind of 'achievement' is acceptable - this includes trophies or in-game accomplishments.
The NFL is a professional american football league. It has become the most popular spectator sport in the US.
To elude, escape, or get away from. Some games require you to escape from some people or things to perform some objective or avoid death.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
The PlayStation TV is a media streaming device based on the PS Vita. It can play many (though not all) Vita game cards, as well as supporting some PSN games and PS4 Remote Play.
Any spoken words conjunct with and descriptive of on-screen action . This is prevalent in most sports games.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Bats are small, very social flying mammals. They may frequent caves or haunted houses.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
An animated transition that is used to switch from one screen to another.
NFL team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team has been owned by Al Davis since 1963.
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.
Kinect is a camera and depth sensor-based peripheral for the Xbox 360 that allows users to interact with and play games using their whole bodies, rather than using a standard controller.
Sony's game streaming service for PS4 and PC.
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Cutscenes that cannot be interrupted or bypassed through player interaction.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Monarchs and their families.
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.
Cartoon physics refers to games which do not conform to regular physics, but the "laws" are for a humorous bent rather than conforming to reality. Sometimes it ignores physical laws, like gravity, or tweaks them, like not being totally blown away by dynamite.
The event of a character's flesh and organs disappearing so rapidly that they are fully skeletonized in a matter of seconds. Usually done for comedic effect.
A software used for video compaction on Nintendo handheld games.
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.
"Vore" is an internet term for a sexual fetish for the act of a creature swallowing someone else whole while they are still alive. The act is also seen in many video games, in a decidedly less sexual manner.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
Kidnapping is often used in videogames as a motivation for the protagonist to venture into unknown worlds and fight seemingly hopeless battles.
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