That and the funny comments made by the grunts when you threw a blueberry or got a headshot of an Elite.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time Super Mario Galaxy Yoshi's Island Super Mario Bros 3 Deus Ex Dragon Quest 4 and 5 Advance Wars (I know that it was released under the name Famicom Wars in Japan ages ago, but whatever) Spyro: Year of the Dragon There are plenty of others; these are just a few that instantly spring to mind for me.
the proper term would be QTE, short for Quick Time Event and the 1st game ever to make use of it is Dragon's Lair, an 80's game. both RE4 and GoW reintroduce QTE in modern game.
LoZ: Majora's Mask. Took everything awesome about OoT, and added depth and an intense storyline. Forget the damsel in distress; the world is gonna f***ing blow up in three days!!