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Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
A grappler is a combatant in a fighting game whose best attack strategies usually revolve around throwing their opponents around the stage.
Games that feature characters whose hair movement is governed by a physics engine.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
Male characters who are depicted in an overtly sexual manner.
SNK fighting games are notorious for boss fights of ludicrous difficulty. Common symptoms of SNK Boss Syndrome include absurdly high attack priority, overpowered special attacks, and AIs that read button inputs. Though it's most common in SNK games, the syndrome has also appeared in games by other companies.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
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