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3D display system used on golf games created by T&E Soft.
There's nothing cooler than planting a bomb, turning the camera around, and walking away nonchalantly as it blows up behind you. As everyone knows, true heroes don't look at explosions.
A term that can be used to refer to RPGs that focus more on the action, or brawler action games which focus on hack & slash gameplay.
The ability to fling oneself around an environment gracefully. Wall-running, jumping, massive drops, climbing, and other physical activities are what acrobatics is all about.
The act of sliding down an elevated geological formation, often on your buttocks.
When a character grabs a ledge, in order to pull themselves up, or shimmy to the side until there's room. Mostly seen in 3rd person adventure games, but also in many platformers.
Antlions are predatory larvae that design "sand pit traps" in order to capture prey.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
The ability to manipulate or control gravity in some way.
The Kuniang Martial Arts team are a trio of sisters (and their master, in the reboot) which confront Hiryu in the Strider series.
Freelance mercenaries inspired by the ninja.
When a character is naked, but does not have nipples or any form of genitalia.
Colloquial term applied to hyper-aggressive play in all fighting games in North America, coined in southern California during the mid-90s. Popularized by tournament players like Alex Valle.
Fighting games which include a roster that consists entirely of women.
Anime Fighter is the theme genre of Fighting Games. Either regular FGs (i.e Guilty Gear and BlazBlue) or anime licensed fighting games (i.e Dragon Ball, JoJo, One Piece) that had fast-paced action, put in emphasis on offense over defense and different fighting systems.
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!
Characters who possess the ability to "fly", but only for a limited time or by gradually descending.
The larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
A type of stage themed around, or made entirely out of, food - often confectionery.
Games that have been banned, or refused a rating for one reason or another.
"Roadie Running" is a game mechanic similar to sprinting. Unlike sprinting, roadie running differentiates itself by greatly reducing the player's maneuverability, vision, and ability to use weapons.
Game titles that only consist of numbers and nothing else.
A sport often played on the beach that involves players hitting a ball over a net to land it on the opponent's zone.
A gameplay mechanic where the player must make narrative decisions or dialogue choices in real-time, within a certain time limit, with their choice (or lack thereof) affecting the plot. Timed decisions are essentially a form of QTEs (quick-time events), but differ in the sense that they affect the narrative outcome.
Game titles that pose a rhetorical question to the player. Occasionally, these titles are accompanied with an exclamation point to form an interrobang.
A woman whose husband has died.
Bet a little or bet the house. How much you win depends on how much you wager.
The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
Women of a religious order who commit themselves to a life style dedicated to their respective gods.
Video games developed in Japan but based on Western IPs.
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