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Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Nov 10, 2002
Usually worn to display position as a doctor or scientist
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
A "lighter" is a portable object commonly seen in some video game series. For example: Resident Evil and Silent Hill, where the atmosphere is dark and terrifying.
Often used as either a weapon or in a weapon and also used often times as a weather effect, lightning is seen in several games. Called "thunder" in some games, even though thunder is the sound that lightning makes.
A storage utility usually used for items. In video games however, they have a different use: hiding.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
Magnum is a term for a pistol or rifle cartridge packed with extra gunpowder to make it significantly more powerful than a standard round. Guns which have been designed to fire this ammunition often share the Magnum label.
Flammable liquid in a glass container with a cloth wick. Light wick and throw.
The primary PCB found in some complex electronic systems.
In many games, the player can find notes that contain story information, hints, codes to unlock doors, and so on. Especially common when there are no other characters around for the player to talk to.
Pants (a.k.a. trousers) are a type of leg covering.
Pressing a key on the keyboard causes a felt lined "hammer" to strike strings commonly made of steel.
A pistol is a very basic hand-held side arm, usually used in case of low ammo or tricky situations. They have appeared in many types of games.
A revolver is a type of handgun that holds ammo in a revolving chamber. It normally houses six rounds, and in games is usually more powerful than standard handguns.
A weapon that launches rockets.
A recurring pistol within the Resident Evil series, most notable as the custom handgun of choice for the S.T.A.R.S. members.
Severed limbs are objects in video games that fall off of characters, often from explosions, gunshots,and melee weapons.
The most powerful weapon at short range. Effective against Zombies, Nazis, Demons, etc. Videogame shotguns tend to have exaggerated inaccuracy at long range- real life shotguns are still fairly accurate over a decent distance, while videogame shotguns rarely go more than fifteen feet before becoming completely ineffective.
Colored glass that is mainly used to decorate church windows.
A firearm capable of firing pistol ammunition automatically. Favored for shorter distances, or dealing death indoors.
Usually a Button, lever, or computerized scanner used to open, close, power on, turn on, or unlock something. Found common in most games that involve puzzle solving as well as shooters.
Tattoos are the oldest and most popular (next to piercings) form of body modification. They appear in numerous video games, probably due to their popularity in the real world.
No matter what game you're playing, if a bad guy shows up with these hanging from him, you know you're in mad kinds of trouble.
A train is a series of connected vehicles that move along a single or double railed track.
A device that allows one to write documents with greater speed and efficiency than by hand.
These are usually turned by the player in most cases to stop steam seeping out of a pipe in-order to progress through the level.
Generally used to hold blood or other biological or chemical liquids.
Wings are used to fly or glide through the wind much like those on a plane. They are also known to flap in order to propel their host upward
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