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The use of everyday objects as weapons of destruction, often combination.
Developed by BioWare for the first Baldur's Gate game, the Infinity Engine features an isometric perspective, pre-rendered 2D backgrounds and sprite-based characters.
Saved from corruption by the poison of Mannoroth's demonic blood, they are united by various leaders from their respective clans and created by Garrosh Hellscream.
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.
A Knock out or KO is when, example being a fighting game, one of the players is sent into a state of unconsciousness.
This form of leveling up does not need XP to level up stats. The character levels up a skill simply by doing the action.
A small race of fierce warriors in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles mythos.
Lucha libre is a form of Spanish professional wrestling where the wrestlers don masks in the ring. Famous luchadores include El Santo and Blue Demon.
An even stronger variant of the Muton species of alien. The Berserker is capable of extreme amounts of damage, but only at melee range.
The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.
Describes a situation where weapons and other equipment must be acquired from the environment, rather than being carried there.
A higher ranking demon in the doom series. It's considered a "Sergeant" demon.
To strike someone physically using a handgun-type weapon.
A riposte is a counter-attack immediately following a successful parry.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
Although not technically zombies, these weird variations on the zombie cause massive trouble for Agent Francis York Morgan in his investigation during Deadly Premonition.
A shield bash is the act of using one's shield as a weapon to stun, knock back, or otherwise inflict damage on an enemy.
Elite and specially trained/equipped military troops and law enforcement tasked with carrying out specific and dangerous/sensitive objectives beyond the remit of regular military personnel. Many games feature special forces operators or units as protagonists or enemies.
The first weapon that is acquired in a game. It's usually a handgun or melee weapon, is unbreakabe and carries unlimited ammunition. It's also the perfect "emergency weapon".
A person more than adept in the art of sword fighting.
A term coined by Gears of War players online. The act of meleeing an opponent with your shotgun, and then immediately shooting them with the shotgun, usually killing them. If done correctly, it is more or less a two-shot kill and will leave you undamaged.
The Ultralisk is the ultimate melee unit. with its massive blades, it deals splash damage to any units in front of it. It also functions as a meat shield.
Warriors dedicated to the worship of Sigmar, and accordingly brandish hammers in reference to his legendary weapon, In Warhammer Online, they serve as a healer class.
Games where weapons break down overtime after extended periods of usage.
Witch hunters hunt down those suspected of witchcraft.
A savage, animalistic alien Swarm that seeks out other species in the universe, intending to absorb the useful and exterminate the unworthy.
A small and weak but fast and relentless starting unit in the Zerg race from the StarCraft series. Very effective in packs.
The Zombine or Combine Zombie is the result of a headcrab attaching to a Combine Overwatch Soldier.
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