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A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
Games that are based upon books or novels.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Sometimes, rather than building a character model from scratch, a developer will sometimes use a real person as a template and use his or her physical attributes to create a similar character model to be used in their video game. In some cases that real reason will appear as themselves in games.
Video games that pick up the story where a movie, book or comic left off.
Ewoks are a race of creatures found in the Star Wars universe, their home planet is Endor.
Either through a concealing helmet, keeping the whole game in first person, or using clever camera work, the player character is kept faceless throughout an entire game.
A game based on an anime.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
Sometimes movies are based on comic books, many of these movies go on to gain video game adaptations.
Video games based on movies that are in turn based on previous games in their respective franchises.
Games that have been used as the basis for motion pictures.
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.
Special or stronger units than standard ones, usually found in strategy games. This is not necessarily the same thing as a superhero or a game's protagonist.
Video games developed in Japan but based on Western IPs.
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.
The Rancor is a large bipedal creature in the Star Wars Universe. First appearing in Return of the Jedi, they have since been a staple in Star Wars video games.
Games that include real photography on the game's cover.
Spies are the masters of espionage. They're also (usually) quite adept at the art of stealth, disguise, and assassination.
Superpowered or super intelligent bad guys who fight superheroes.
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.
The Sand People are easily frightened but will return in greater numbers.
An individual who specializes in armed combat.
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