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Some games don't feature a traditional co-op mode that makes the players equal partners, but allows a second player to participate in the game to assist player one albeit with significantly different gameplay mechanics.
A character in a game who uses unorthodox moves, and who likes to play 'practical jokes' on opponents. This makes losing to him/her all the more humiliating.
The comic relief is a character, other than the main character, who is meant to add humor and lighten the mood of the game. These characters are usually very dumb or very witty, and are usually very talkative.
Connectivity is a feature in some game systems that enables them to connect to other systems to unlock extra content or other unique functionality.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
The act of preparing food by applying heat, often cooking in games produces items which yield some kind of benefit towards your character.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
It's all in the family.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
An industry game design convention that's appeared in many games over the years. The fetch quest involves sending the player out to collect a certain number of items, and return them to complete the quest. A staple of the RPG and Adventure game genre.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A character that appears in many games, often unrelated. For an example, Cid from the Final Fantasy series.
Sometimes it's hard to resist the urge to accumulate a vast amount of valuables.
Gameplay that involves performing an entrepreneurial service in order to make money.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
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