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3D Platformers are games where movement, traversal and mainly jumping is the core of the gameplay. They are a tridimensional equivalent of 2D platformer one of the most popular video game genres in the third and fourth generation of video game consoles.
Adaptation refers to the development of a trait that better enables an individual to thrive in a given environment. In video games, the word is often used to explain radical physiological transformations in characters or the environment.
Games that have had television shows based on them.
Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
Badniks are the enemies which Sonic the Hedgehog fights in nearly every game. Although deadly, they are actually innocent animals imprisoned by Eggman within robotic shells.
A distinct and predictable pattern of attacks or movement a boss takes. This can be based in reaction to a player's actions or simply a stringent script the boss adheres to.
Humanoids with canine characteristics.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
A visual effect where color channels are deliberately misaligned.
The continue is a classic gaming concept, and usually arises when the player "dies" or fails in the game. Usually some loss is tied to a continue, in a form of a "life" or something of other value.
A prickly oviparous mammal
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
The idea of taking an existing franchise and starting over from scratch, overhauling the gameplay and sometimes going so far as to remove it from any connection to previous games in a series. Such is sometimes done when attempting to revitalize a franchise that is showing its age and has fallen into disfavor.
FreeLC is free downloadable content. It is a sub-category of DLC which encompasses only free downloadable content.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
These games were popular enough to warrant an anime, whether it was a full television series, an OVA (original video animation), or a feature-length movie.
For MMO's that survive for a number of years, the developers often revamp the look of the game to keep it fresh and current. This could mean redesigning the character models or even entire zones/regions of the game.
HD Remaster is a term to a single game that has been updated to conform with the HD standards on that console.
A hub is the central location from which a player can venture out into different areas of a game. It is often used as a clever way of masking loading between levels or worlds.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
A stylistic choice of employing small polygon counts for meshes.
They may be good or evil, but mad scientists are always performing experiments that are on the outer fringes of science. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, they've been in the scene.
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!
When a game has several playable characters of different species, real or fictional.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
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