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The act of breaking the law.
A Light Gun controller is used on some arcade games and very few console games. You point it at the screen, pull the trigger, and people die.
A gang in the game Saint's Row for the XBox 360. Headed up by brothers Hector and Angelo Lopez, the gang have Columbian connections links Manuel Orejuela.
A motorcycle gang in Liberty City. They are the rivals of the Angels of Death.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
The most basic infantry unit in the Terran army from the StarCraft series.
A fixer of mechanical things that are broken. It's always good to have one near your tank or spaceship.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
When weaponry consumes a player's currency, typically in place of expending regular ammunition.
The Morphs are a race of shapeshifting reptilian humanoids that have infiltrated human society and influenced it's governments and colonies. After being defeated by Conrad B. Hart, 50 years later, They have enslaved most of humanity and fight a war with the Mandragore resistance. They are also responsible for the extinction of an alien race simply known as the ancients. They are the main antagonistic force of Flashback and it's sequel, Fade to Black.
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
Spawned from Nanotechnology research and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems technology, nanomachines are mainly centered around Medicine and Biology. "Nanomachine" is the term for nanite machines that use the nanometer (one-billionth of a meter) to measure it's size.
One of the four main playable counter terrorists in the Counter-Strike series.
Special ops branch of the US Navy and former or current employer of many game characters.
The first police department established in the US, the NYPD is the largest police force in the country. It is the primary department or agency responsible for law enforcement and investigation within New York City.
Many games that take place in dark areas provide the player with a flashlight. If they are going for realism, then the position of the beam depends on the position of the character's arms. This means that the beam does not point straight forward while the character reloads their weapon.
When one type of ammo fits all.
System in games that are used to alert the player of law enforcement attention and pursuit towards them.
The successor of the Aurora Engine. Created by Bioware for Knights of the Old Republic.
An on-rails game behaves much like a train: while sometimes the player can choose which path is taken, they cannot deviate from it. Sometimes on-rails games even go so far as to decide when the player moves.
Describes a situation where weapons and other equipment must be acquired from the environment, rather than being carried there.
A combat system in which all the player character's offensive and defensive moves are mapped to a single button. Depending on the game, this can lead to a surprising level of complexity.
A feature in multiplayer games in which one player drives a vehicle, typically a car or a tank, and another player rides along and mans some kind of weapon, usually a turret, cannon, or a gun their character is holding.
A circumstance in video games where the player will defeat large numbers of enemies without any assistance from AI or other players. This may occur for part of a game or the entirety of it.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
Some weapons players use in video games are organic, or even living. The ammunition for these weapons is often organic as well, making them unique.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
Overheating in video games involves guns and vehicles experiencing an increase in temperature leading to reduced efficiency or accuracy, damage or even destruction.
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