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Some video games feature a Boss Bonanza , which is when you have to fight several bosses in quick succession. Boss Games take this to the next level: The whole thing is nothing but boss battles with sometimes the occasional breather segment in between. The polar opposite is Mooks but No Bosses , and the extreme end of Easy Levels, Hard Bosses . Compare Boss-Only Level , in which only one level is just a boss (or bosses are just separate from the main levels).

Boss Games come in three flavors:

Type 1: An original game with a main focus on fighting bosses: There may be "fodder" enemies (or at least pauses) between each fight, but those segments are easy and very short.

An original game with a main focus on fighting bosses: There may be "fodder" enemies (or at least pauses) between each fight, but those segments are easy and very short. Type 2: The entire game is one continuous battle against a single opponent, usually one who changes depending on the performance of the player. These games tend to be rather short but intense, and are almost always 2D Shoot 'em Ups.

The entire game is one continuous battle against a single opponent, usually one who changes depending on the performance of the player. These games tend to be rather short but intense, and are almost always 2D Shoot 'em Ups. Type 3: A "special" edition/port/hack/Arrange Mode of a normal game with everything except the bosses removed, similar to a Boss Rush.

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Type 1

Type 2

Type 3