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* ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'' follows a similar system. Spyro's [[FairyCompanion dragonfly buddy]] Sparx serves as the players' life meter, turning different colors as he gets weaker before disappearing, at which point any further damage to the player is fatal.

* ''Franchise/MegaMan'': Most of the 2D platformers give the playable characters a long life bar (consisting of 28 units) that is not a set number (You don't have 28 actual hits). The meter is depleted by a certain number of units depending on the enemy or attack and can be restored with random life drops from killing enemies, and the [[EmergencyEnergyTank Energy Tanks]] give you a free full-heal. This changes depending on the game/subseries.

** ''VideoGame/MegaManX'': X/Zero starts out the game with a painfully small health meter, that can be extended with [[HeartContainers Heart Tanks]].

* ''TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}}'', a tabletop game/ game toolkit has a default mechanic called a wound track, which keeps track of individual wounds, albeit with a roll-over for wounds to go up a level in severity. The non-linear wounding system, presented in the 10th anniversary edition also keeps track of individual wounds, where there is no rollover, and is intended for grittier games. The only time hit points are even mentioned is when dealing with vehicles.

* In ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'', Ronald's health is measured by the red magical jewels he's carrying and loses one or more depending on the enemy or the difficulty level. He can carry up to seven, and loses a life if he loses them all. The games' handheld spinoff ''Ronald in Magical Land'' gives Ronald a simple [[HeartsAreHealth heart meter]] instead.

* In ''VideoGame/McDonaldsTreasureLandAdventure'', Ronald's health is measured by the red magical jewels he's carrying and loses one or more depending on the enemy or the difficulty level. He can carry up to seven, and loses a life if he loses them all.

* ''VideoGame/ApeEscape'': From Ape Escape 1-3, the players' health is measured by shortbread cookies, that can be replenished by gathering cookies. ''2'' and ''3'' alter this so that the cookies break a little at minor damage instead of losing it completely when getting hit.

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* In ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' and its sequels, the player character Arthur's [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints body armor]] is the players' only means of protection. Taking damage results in losing his armor and being stripped down to his undies, where another hit kills him.

* ''TabletopGame/HeroSystem'' uses the two-value variation--there is "body" and "stun"; stun recovers fast and body recovers slowly and represents real damage. Body points also don't scale to ridiculous values as your character "gains levels"; they're supposed to represent actual physical toughness, period, not the abstract "magical protections and evasive skill that slowly get eroded away" that D&D hit points represent. A more powerful version of Franchise/SpiderMan, for example, wouldn't have more Body points, he'd instead be better at avoiding damage in the first place. Similarly, a more powerful version of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] might only have a couple more Body points than a weak version of the Hulk, the difference instead being how high his Physical Defense and Energy Defense were (a character's defenses are subtracted from all incoming Stun and Body damage before it has a chance to affect them).

They're often displayed in a LifeMeter, which is a subtrope. There;s also VagueHitPoints for when a game has these, but the player doesn't know how many they, or the enemy, has.

They're often displayed in a LifeMeter, which is a subtrope.

** In [[Videogame/RatchetAndClank2002 the first game]] Ratchet had 4 nanotech points, and could find a vendor machine allowing him to buy 1 and 3 more points, up to 8 of total. Any wound in the game costs exactly one HP, minus things that instantly kill Ratchet.
** The [[Videogame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando next game]] overhauled the system substantially. Ratchet now gains supplementary nanotech by gaining experience up to a certain maximum, but last 8 of them must be obtained through the upgrades hidden in levels, some of which are fiendishly hard to get. Also, the damage this time scales up and can be reduced by armor. The next games kept this system but ditched the collectible upgrades.

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[[CallAHitPointASmeerp They're not always called "Hit Points,"]] sometimes they are called "Health Points," or are collectively referred to as "Health Power." If they have an on-screen abbreviation, it's almost always HP. If individual body parts have hitpoints, that's SubSystemDamage. Sometimes entities have MultipleLifeBars, layered in combinations like RegeneratingShieldStaticHealth or for different types of attacks.