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Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
Plants bearing petals that are often fragrant and vibrantly colored.
A bomb is an explosive device.
It's an egg. It can be eaten or thrown, or perhaps used in other creative ways, like bringing back the protagonist of a group of heroes who travels through time.
Rocks are the hard objects found randomly scattered across the ground all over the Earth's surface. They're not good for much more than smashing stuff or being made into other things. Handily crushes Scissors but cannot defeat the mighty Paper.
Collect them, orbit them, conquer planets around them -- they're a staple of many genres of games.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
Even though water in games tends to bring about death, we all still hold it near and dear to us. After all, the human body is comprised mostly of it.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
A stretchable bag that expands when filled with some kind of gas, if light enough, will float in the air. A favorite of children everywhere.
A hamburger is a hunk of ground beef served between two pieces of bun-configured bread. Hamburgers are often served with a variety of toppings and condiments. It is named for the region in which it was invented, not for the kind of meat (as is often mistakenly suggested).
A tree is a perennial woody plant. Trees are often used in games as a natural wall, providing a barrier as well as cover. Many games also use them to make their environments looks more natural and attractive.
A valuable item that is highly sought after, often used as a reward or incentive to complete objectives. Also used as a currency in many role-playing games.
A loose, fitting dress, typically worn by wizards or monks. Also regarded and used as a religious garment.
A weapon (typically a firearm) that allows you to incapacitate, rather than kill, an enemy.
Two-wheeled motor vehicle
A length of exceptionally sharp metal with a handle, used for centuries as the go-to killing device for the human race. It's dead simple: you stick the pointy end in the thing you want to die. Or you could always slash them with the equally sharp sides. That works too.
A bow is a strip of material, like cloth or ribbon, tied in a knot, but having two loops and two bits of "overhang" under the loops. In older video games, it was often used to signify that character was a female.
The tiles used to play the popular East-Asian game.
A tropical tree. Recognizable by its tall stem and evergreen top.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Vessel for transportation through water.
An article of clothing that rests on top of one's head.
Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
A framework built into a wall or roof to let in light or air.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
A flat surface that is often used to place objects upon - most commonly, food.
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