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Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Comic book or manga characters who are also in video games. There are tons of games with superheros such as Batman and Spider-Man out there.
A female version of an already established male character. Normally is a female relative, significant other, or one that's picked up the mantle of his identity.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
It's not just for airplanes anymore: Game mascots and MMO players alike have taken to the skies. Players can use flight to quickly navigate large levels, find hidden items, or take opponents down.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
A group of outcasts who protect the galaxy.
Uses Havok Physics in the game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.
The Kree are a race of (mostly blue-skinned) aliens who exist in the Marvel comics. They are often at-odds with the Skrulls.
The small models within the Lego franchise which represent people. They appear almost in every Lego game.
The ability to float through the air without the aid of a mechanical device such as a jetpack, or the usual biological aids, such as wings.
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.
A pseudonym is a fictional name that is different from the owner's real or legal name. They can be pen names, secret identities, or even alternative names because their real name is unpronouncable or shouldn't be said.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a crime fighting organization in the Marvel universe.
A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
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.
Super Speed is the ability for a character to travel at speeds normally unattainable by regular humans. Super speed can be a stock super power by characters such as the Flash & Sonic the Hedgehog, or a technologically enhanced ability like Nomad in Crysis.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
A superhero is a fictional character of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest.
Games featuring characters which posses superhuman abilities and powers.
The Avengers are Marvel Comics' premier superhero team, a team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes banded together to stop threats no one of them could fight alone. there have been several teams of Avengers over the years, including the New Avengers, Young Avengers and Secret Avengers.
The United States Air Force was created in 1947 after WWII ended and they first saw combat in the Korean War. They are the main airborne force for the US Military.
Zoning Characters (also called Keepaway Characters) is an archetype that use long range attacks to the control space in fighting games.
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