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Common in modern war video games, air strikes are usually used to take out large targets such as enemy vehicles or buildings. Laser designators are often used by the player to illuminate the target for a massive aerial attack.
This happen when a player fires a rocket/missile launcher in a game, the back of the rocket launcher throws some dangerous flames.
Space Marines chapter featured in Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40,000 series Dawn of War.
Bullet Bills are enemies in the Mario franchise. They are one of the games' more challenging enemies.
Imperial Knights that have aligned themselves with Chaos, fighting against the Imperium they once served.
Some games allow you to attack your opponents during a race.
The Core-X is what emerges from bosses in Metroid Fusion. When defeated, they provide Samus with suit upgrades.
In most shooters missiles are indestructible, but there is games where they can be destroyed by projectiles
The act of aerial combat between two or more fighter aircraft. A common occurrence in many combat flight games, it is the equivalent of a firefight in a first- or third-person shooter.
Sentient mechanical beings from the Star Wars universe, Created and serve many applications from civilian to military.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Sometimes, when the challenge of defeating a boss is finished, there's one more blow to strike. The game sits still and waits for you to finish the job.
A homicidal, monopedal robot disguised as a snowman. It only appears in the NES version of the first TMNT arcade game.
One of the playable factions in the Command & Conquer series.
A Terran built robotic walker with a human pilot from the StarCraft series. Equipped with both two chain guns and hellfire missile launchers for ground and air assault.
A guard robot Digimon of the Champion/Adult level.
Also called the Questor Imperialis, Imperial Knights are massive, heavily armed war machines piloted by nobility of knightly houses. One does not simply "pilot" these machines; one must bond with them first.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Although the United States has not been subject to a major invasion since the War of 1812 with the British Empire, it is the subject of many modern themed games. It usually spurs on the protagonist to save the United States of America from certain doom.
Kaiju is the Japanese term for monster or strange beasts, commonly associated with giant monsters such as Godzilla. Kaiju appear as enemies in games, but just as often they are controlled by the player.
Characters that transport themselves via missiles.
The presence of different kinds of ammunition that pose advantages depending on situational needs. They vary on a per-game basis, but popular types include incendiary and armor-piercing.
The Muscle Tracer (commonly known as the MT) is a versatile mech design that appears in all Armored Core games.
Describes a situation where weapons and other equipment must be acquired from the environment, rather than being carried there.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
One of several kinds of elite Imperial soldiers, usually tasked with hunting down Jedi who survived Order 66
Built as a stronger, more durable successor to the infamously flimsy and weak B1 Battle Droids, the B2 Super Battle Droids were introduced at Geonosis and saw action throughout the Clone Wars.
The Tau Empire is a conglomerate of unified races all under the direction of the Ethereals, a race of politically gifted and enigmatic leaders. The Tau have a strict caste system in place that ensures everyone has a place within Tau society. They work for the "Greater Good".
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
Trackballs were often used in arcade games. You spin them.
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