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With fossils tracing back to the Jurassic Period, these aggressive freshwater fish are currently native to Asia, South America, and Australia. There are ten known Arowana species.
A popular catch for fishermen.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Dancing is the movement of a body, usually rhythmic and to some kind of music. A lot of times, it happens between two people and may be romantic.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
The nineteenth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11-13, 2013.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
A situation in a game where a character will be defeated no matter what action the player takes. The character may be defeated in a cutscene or the player may be forced to fight until they are defeated.
A style of fast-paced melee combat in third person action-adventure games that is based off combos, chains and counters. Often involves using the environment to help subdue enemies.
Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment (named to fit the acronym 'FREE') is a quasi-genre invented by designer Yu Suzuki, describing a blend of adventure and open-world sandbox gameplay found in the Shenmue franchise.
Games that have other games, usually older games from the same game series or publisher, hidden inside them and that you can play. Sometimes available in the game world or hidden as collectibles or behind challenges. this page both lists the games that are inside other games and the games that host the latter.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
The ability of a player to interact with items or geometry in the game world, whether for story or gameplay reasons or simply for immersion.
The real-life currency of Japan. It is represented by the symbol ¥.
Games in which the player is judged how well he or she sings along to the words onscreen.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Game within a game. Can either have no effect on other portions of the primary game or have drastic impacts. In order to qualify as a meta game it must be outside the normal experience and have seperate rules that govern it.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
The alien adversaries from Sega's Space Channel 5 series. They plan to conquer the galaxy by hypnotizing people and forcing them to dance.
Some action-oriented games make use of motion capture technology to make character's movements realistic.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Sequels that have the player controlling a different character than the preceding game(s).
Games that allow characters to be switched with the press of a button. This concept's definition does not include player switching in team sports games.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Game bundled with gaming hardware (usually a console) in order to boost sales. Most often these games are first party titles, meaning that the hardware and software are products of the same company.
PlayStation Plus is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service.
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