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Present in most action games, where people can say cheesy stuff and get away with it. Usually spoken by the hero, before or after wasting a dude.
A secondary function for a single weapon, such as launching a grenade from a rifle.
A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
Games that have been banned, or refused a rating for one reason or another.
"You fight like a dairy farmer!" and "I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than you!" are both good examples of this.
Because you'd never expect a banana to be an undercover cluster grenade.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
When blood will splash textures on walls or floors and even roofs.
Glass that can be broken and destroyed in real-time.
Games using the legendary Build Engine by Ken Silverman.
The cult that worship Tchernobog and are the primary antagonists of the blood series.
Chemical weapons are weapons who use chemical products to obtain various detrimental effects.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Cults don't necessarily have to be evil or out to destroy the world, but in video games it's usually safe to assume so.
A bright flash, usually red and seen on the borders of the screen, that indicates damage or injury.
Some games just won't settle for laughs. Some games make you want to cringe as you're busting a gut.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Decapitation is the removal of the head of a person or animal.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
A destructible environment means the player has the ability to destroy his/her surroundings. This allows players to use the environment to their advantage.
When the developers of a video game include a replica of their own office in the game, usually as an Easter Egg.
DWANGO was a subscription-based online service that ran from 1994-1998 which allowed multiplayer games to be played online before Internet play was common.
The concept of using two weapons at once, often for more damage at the cost of accuracy, the use of a shield, grenades, or other similar accessories.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
Evil Monks are mainly recurring henchmen of evil in the original Painkiller game. Evil Monks also appear in many other games, especially those with a horror theme. Evil monks are often heard ominously chanting, usually in a foreign language.
An evil organization is a group of super-villans who are hell bent on world domination or something of a similar nature. Usually defeated by a single Spy/Superhero/Average Joe/small child.
An Expansion brings new missions, modes & new story elements to a full product title. Expansions typically require a full version game to function, but there are also stand-alone packs as well.
An environmental hazard that can be exploited to inflict massive areal damage, exploding barrels are one of the most ubiquitous objects to be found in games. The most common methods of ignition include shooting and throwing. Exploding barrels are usually distinguished from the non-exploding kind by a conspicuous red tint.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
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