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A distribution of power depending on the accuracy of timed button presses.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
The Puyo species appear as enemies in the Madou Monogatari series and puzzle pieces in the Puyo Puyo series.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
Rain can heavily increase the atmosphere of a video game. Some games use it to add detail to an environment, while other games use it to make it difficult to see.
A multicolored spectrum of light shaped in an arc.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
The player never really dies, but is revived or respawned with little to no penalty.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
The Rule of Three dictates that a certain action must be repeated three times, usually when fighting a boss battle, in order to complete an objective.
Scarfy is a floating enemy from the Kirby Series. It mutates into a more threatening form if Kirby attempts to inhale it.
An object that instantly kills all enemies / destroys everything on the screen. Example: The Serious Bomb from the Serious Sam games.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
So you made a fighting game, and the direct sequel is a hack 'n' slash action game? Wait, what?
The ability to change shape. Humans shifting into animals is the most common type of shape shifting.
Rather than leaving each player to their own devices and deaths, some multiplayer modes pool the total number of lives or respawns that can be used among the entire team. Then the blaming starts.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Characters who at some point possess the ability to shrink in size.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Wii titles played by holding the Wii Remote on its side. Such games may also require altering the grip on the Wii Remote in order to perform certain gameplay tasks.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Having the main protagonist(s) and foreground appear only as silhouettes against an often colourful background has become a popular art aesthetic for 2D games in the last few years.
Games with characters that sing.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
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