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These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Kaiju is the Japanese term for monster or strange beasts, commonly associated with giant monsters such as Godzilla. Kaiju appear as enemies in games, but just as often they are controlled by the player.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Comic book or manga characters who are also in video games. There are tons of games with superheros such as Batman and Spider-Man out there.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
A game based on an anime.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Some television shows are ripe for interactive adaptations. Like Grey's Anatomy, or The Young Ones.
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