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Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Nov 04, 2008
Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
Used by protagonists when opening a door that is locked, or just for looking really cool.
Games often use iron sights to define precision shooting with non-scoped weapons.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
Automated Grenade Throw refers to games that have specific controls for tossing a grenade, as opposed to being forced to switch out your current weapon with a grenade before throwing.
When characters make conversation during normal gameplay, rather than a dialog-focused scene.
Glass that can be broken and destroyed in real-time.
The ability in a first person shooter to shoot bullets through walls and objects at enemies. This usually results in less damage and accuracy once the bullet passes through the wall/object, and may only work on certain materials or thicknesses.
Buzz cuts are modernly popular in some games. This is a type of hair that is shaved very short.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
Often used as a catch-all term for any game's main story-driven mode of play, campaign mode usually refers to a linear sequence of levels with a continuous story and a definite conclusion, playable single-player and sometimes co-operatively.
An age-old, widely-hated strategy in multiplayer games: stay in one spot and kill passers-by. Also refers to a more benign activity in MMOs.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
Creatures of unknown origin that were once humans but have now been modified. They are the main antagonists in the Resistance series.
The most numerous strain of the Chimera, the Hybrids form the backbone of the alien army trying to supplant Humanity as the dominant species of life on Earth in the Resistance series.
They are a much more intelligent form of Hybrids. They utilize Bullseye Mark II's instead of normal Bullseyes.
The "adult" stage of Crawlers that fail to infect a human with the chimeran virus.
Fleshy pouches used by crawlers as a means to advance to Leapers.
A strain of the Chimera virus believed to be superior to the normal "Hybrids".
The largest humanoid form of the Chimera.
A giant spider-like strain of the chimera.
Circle-strafing is strafing around a target while facing it. This is useful for disorienting the target's aim, making for an easier kill.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
Connectivity is a feature in some game systems that enables them to connect to other systems to unlock extra content or other unique functionality.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Games involving any form of vehicular crash landing or emergency landing.
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