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Active Reload is a gameplay concept in which the player can actively decrease the load time of a weapon by timing a button press.
Used by protagonists when opening a door that is locked, or just for looking really cool.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
These walking tanks are possibly the deadliest enemy in the Gears of War universe. They have mounted missile launchers on their backs, four Troika turrets on their wrists and are piloted by the Locust.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
Effective and brutal way to put an opponent down. Involves stomping on the back of someone's head while they're in a prone position.
The ability to dodge an attack, making the player untouchable for a brief period.
The means of Attack by the Locust horde.
Some games feature a system where a character near death can be dazed into a 'down but not out' state; while their allies can often revive them if they reach the downed character quickly enough, their enemies can perform special, frequently gruesome, execution attacks against such characters.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Kill Stealing involves a player killing another player's target in order to gain his or her "prize". These include loot, experience points, a point score, etc.
Lethal bat-like Locust race used to protect parts of cities late at night. Inability to determine friend or foe or pure bloodlust leaves everyone dead who wanders into their dark.
The Locust Horde are the main enemies in Gears of War with multiple types to crush the COG military. It is unknown whether the Locust are truly indigenous to Sera, but it is known that they will die for control of Sera.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Occurs when a player kills an enemy using a sniper rifle without the aid of the scope. Generally in FPS games, sniper rifles are not equipped with crosshairs, thus making this feat impressive.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
The idea of deriving a feeling of pleasure through inflicting pain or suffering on another living being.
Sticky grenades are a type of explosive that is thrown and sticks a surface such as the body of an enemy, thus making the explosive damage inescapable.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
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