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Babality
Fatality is a gameplay feature in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game series, in which the victor of the match inflicts a brutally murderous finishing move onto their defeated opponent. Prompted by the announcer saying "Finish Him" or "Finish Her", players have a short time window to execute a Fatality by entering specific commands while positioned at a specific distance from the opponent. A Fatality always marks the end of the entire match, whether done through standard play or a modifier. The Fatality and its derivations are notable features of the ''Mortal Kombat'' series and have caused numerous Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat, controversies. History The origins of the Fatality concept have been traced back to several violent Asian martial arts media. In ''The Street Fighter'' (1974), a Japanese martial arts film, Sonny Chiba performs x-ray fatality finishing moves, which at the time was seen as a gimmick to distinguish it from other martial arts films. In the Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Fatality (MK1)
Reiko is a feminine Japanese given name. A few possible ways to spell the name in Japanese are: (れいこ, レイコ, 麗子, 怜子, 伶子, 玲子, 令子, 礼子, 禮子, 冷子). Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese women's basketball player *Reiko Aylesworth (born 1972), an American actress *, J-pop idol *, Japanese actress *Reiko Douglas, Reiko Douglas (Hashimoto) Japanese singer and comic, wife of Emmy-winning comedy writer Jack Douglas *, Japanese sprinter *Reiko Fujita (born 1972), Japanese archer *, Japanese av actress *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese actress *Reiko Katsura, an actor *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese figure skater and coach *, Japanese Go player *, a Japanese singer with the group Maher Shalal Hash Baz *, Japanese chemist and professor at University of Tokyo *, Japanese actress *, Japanese mathematician and professor *, Japanese shōjo manga artist *, Japanese novelist and playwright *, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.The basic Google book link is found at: https://books.google.com/ . The "advanced" interface allowing more specific searches is found at: https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners through the Library Project. Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives. The Publisher Program was first known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2004. The Google Books Library Project, which scans works in the collections of library partners and adds them to the digital inventory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ClayFighter
''ClayFighter'' is a fighting/beat 'em up series of video games. The series has character sprites rendered from clay-animated figures, and parodies of other fighting games such as ''Street Fighter'' and ''Mortal Kombat''. ''ClayFighter: Tournament Edition '' and ''ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut'' were only released as rental games from Blockbuster LLC in the United States. Recurring characters *Bad Mr. Frosty - appears in all five games in the series, as well as being the only character to appear on all the cover art *Blob - appears in all five games in the series *Bonker - appears in all five games in the series, but only playable in four *Hoppy - appears in three games in the series *Ickybod Clay - appears in four games in the series *Taffy - appears in all five games in the series, but only playable in four *Tiny - appears in three games in the series Games *'' ClayFighter'' ( Super NES, Genesis) *''ClayFighter: Tournament Edition'' (Super NES) *'' ClayFighter 2: Judgmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Gods (video Game)
''War Gods'' is a 3D fighting video game originally released to arcades by Midway Games in 1996. Ports for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Windows were released in 1997. In the game, players control one of ten fighters who have been given great power by a mysterious ore that crashed-landed on Earth from outer space. The object of the game is to defeat all the other fighters to become the most powerful warrior on the planet. The game was heavily influenced by Midway's ''Mortal Kombat'' series, and features controls similar to the ''Mortal Kombat'' games, as well as the series' signature fatalities. Unique to ''War Gods'' is the "3D" button, allowing players to use the background/foreground for additional attacks and evasive maneuvers; in other words it lets the player dive around the ring in a circular arc as part of their attacks and defensive moves. The orbiting camera smoothly follows the fighters, working to maintain the left/right "fighting line" needed for coherent two-play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gears Of War
''Gears of War'' (also referred to as ''Gears'') is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition (company), The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter video games, which has been supplemented by spin-off video game titles, a DC comic book series, eight novels, a board game adaptation and various merchandise. The original trilogy focuses on the conflict between humanity and the subterranean reptilian humanoid known as the Locust Horde on the world of Sera. The first installment, ''Gears of War (video game), Gears of War'', was released on November 7, 2006, for the Xbox 360. The game follows protagonist Marcus Fenix, a soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments tasked to lead a last-ditch effort to destroy the Locust Horde and save humanity. Two subsequent titles, ''Gears of War 2'' (2008) and ''Gears of War 3'' (2011), featured a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Instinct
''Killer Instinct'' is a series of fighting game, fighting video games originally created by Rare (company), Rare and published by Midway Games, Midway, Nintendo, and Microsoft Studios, Xbox Game Studios. The original Killer Instinct (1994 video game), ''Killer Instinct'' was released for Arcade game, arcades in 1994; the game was then released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES and Game Boy in 1995. Its sequel, ''Killer Instinct 2'', was released for arcades in 1996; the game was then released as ''Killer Instinct Gold'' for the Nintendo 64. The series was rebooted with the release of Killer Instinct (2013 video game), ''Killer Instinct'' (2013) for the Xbox One. Games ''Killer Instinct'' (1994) ''Killer Instinct'' is an arcade fighting game developed by Rare and published by Midway. Initially released in video arcade, arcades in 1994, the game advertised it would launch in 1995 for an intended "Nintendo Ultra 64" home console. The Ultra 64 eventually mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vox Media
Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company founded in Washington, D.C. with operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The company was established in November 2011 by CEO Jim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett to encompass ''SB Nation'' (a sports blog network founded in 2003 by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong) and '' The Verge'' (a technology news website launched alongside Vox Media). Bankoff had been the CEO for ''SB Nation'' since 2009. Vox Media owns numerous editorial brands, most prominently '' New York'', '' The Verge'', '' Vox'', ''SB Nation'', and '' Eater''. ''New York'' further incorporates the websites ''Intelligencer'', '' The Cut'', ''Vulture'', ''The Strategist'', '' Curbed'', and ''Grub Street''. '' Recode'' was integrated into ''Vox'', while ''Racked'' was shut down. Vox Media's brands are built on Concert, a marketplace for advertising, and WordPress. The company's lines of business include Concert, Vox Creative, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon (website)
''Polygon'' is an American entertainment website created by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, ''Polygon'' sought to distinguish itself by focusing on the stories of the people behind video games and long-form magazine-style feature articles. The site was built over the course of ten months by eight co-founding editors which included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites '' Joystiq'', '' Kotaku'' and '' The Escapist''. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site. In May 2025, ''Polygon'' was sold to Valnet. History Vox Media (2012–2025) The gaming blog ''Polygon'' was launched on October 24, 2012, as Vox Media's third property. The site grew from technology blog ''The Verge'', which was launched a year earlier as an outgrowth of sports blog network ''SB Nation'' before Vox Media was formed. Vox Media's chief executive officer, Jim Bankoff, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Software Rating Board
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA, formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA)), in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content, particularly after the 1993 congressional hearings following the releases of ''Mortal Kombat'' and '' Night Trap'' for home consoles and '' Doom'' for home computers. The industry, pressured with potential government oversight of video game ratings from these hearings, established both the IDSA and the ESRB within it to create a voluntary rating system based on the Motion Picture Association film rating system with additional considerations for video game interactivity. The board assigns ratings to games based on their content, using judgment similar to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortal Kombat (1992 Video Game)
''Mortal Kombat'' is a 1992 fighting game developed and published by Midway Games, Midway. It is the first entry in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series and was subsequently released by Acclaim Entertainment for nearly every home console, home platform at that time. The game focuses on several characters of various intentions who enter a martial arts tournament with worldly consequences. It introduced many key aspects of the ''Mortal Kombat'' series, including the unique five-button control scheme and gory finishing moves called Fatality (Mortal Kombat), Fatalities. ''Mortal Kombat'' is considered by critics to be List of video games considered the best, one of the greatest video games ever made. It spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, beginning with ''Mortal Kombat II'' in 1993. Both games were the subject of a Mortal Kombat (1995 film), film adaptation in 1995. However, Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat, it also sparked much controversy for its depiction of extreme violence a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
