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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.
Games that feature cheerleaders. Whether they be girls with pom-poms or burly Japanese men, they know how to get people motivated.
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae.
Real Madrid are a professional soccer club based in Madrid Spain.
Those creatures that go 'baa' and grow wool on their backs.
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.
Since 1998, an independent group of about forty worldwide media outlets who determine the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
A music video is a film that comes with a song. It can be a combination of the music artists performing and/or actors playing scenes and/or other elements. Many games come with a music video related to the game.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Physics play an important part in this game in solving puzzles and/or combat. Notable examples include the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, and the Force Powers from Star Wars: Force Unleashed.
A post processing effect that blurs and streaks the entire frame. Loosely based on the behavior of real-world optics.
A large mass of people. This is most commonly seen in sports games where the crowd consists of a large amount of spectators.
Whether it's taking pictures of things for points or as part of a journal, photography is playing an ever increasing role in many of today's video games.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
Games often use iron sights to define precision shooting with non-scoped weapons.
A quick burst of speed either forward or backward whilst in the air.
Games with achievements or trophies that can only be obtained while playing online multiplayer.
A Football (soccer) club that plays at Old Trafford Football Ground in the English Premier League. The most successful club in the English premier league to date. It has won a record 13 titles since the start of the premier league.
A professional soccer club based in Barcelona, Spain.
Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian professional soccer club based in Milan, Lombardy.
Sometimes a co-op game allows the various players to choose their own individual difficulty levels. This is typically implemented by higher difficulty levels causing that player to be able to deal damage less easily and to also receive more damage from enemies.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
Often used as a catch-all term for any game's main story-driven mode of play, campaign mode usually refers to a linear sequence of levels with a continuous story and a definite conclusion, playable single-player and sometimes co-operatively.
Unlockable gamerpics are a form of reward for completing certain tasks in Xbox 360 games.
These are awards given to players at the end of a multiplayer match, and may or may not have any gameplay consequence. Most common to first-person shooters, examples of these awards include "most accurate", "most teammates healed", "most damage taken", etc.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
A function of the Wii U that allows games to be played exclusively through the Wii U GamePad.
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