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A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Frankenstein's monster is the creature inspired by the Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein. Usually creatures inspired by this theme are made from different body parts and almost always have bolts through their necks. They're usually naive and destructive.
Death From Above.
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
Oni are a type of ogre/demonic creature from Japanese folklore. They are known for attacking and pillaging villages.
Whales in outer space were first popularized as a concept by the film Star Trek IV. This concept covers all types of cetaceans, including dolphins and narwhals.
When a level select screen takes the form of a map.
A fluffy rodent often kept as a pet.
Player characters that are infants, children, or adolescents.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.
Environments cycle between day and night, often with effects on other aspects of the game.
The mental and emotional condition (confidence, doubt) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
Hotseat multiplayer mode allows multiple people to play the same game on one system. This generally only applies to turn based games such as Civilization IV or Advanced Wars.
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Why go it alone when you can roll with a team? Squad Tactics let you issue commands to a whole crew of A.I controlled squad mates, who can(among other things) plant bombs, fire at specific targets, take cover, and talk smack.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
This concept involves a character of the hero archetype that at some point in the storyline, turns against the forces of good and becomes evil or is revealed to have done this in secret at some point in the past.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
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