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Many games have ammo. In some, you can design your own. Ammo is put in a weapon and fired as a projectile.
A kind of protective clothing.
Assault Rifle refers to a basic design of a weapon that combines the abilities of older long-range rifles and the rapid fire of sub-machine guns. Common designs include the M-16, M-4, AK47 (and 74), and the L85A1.
A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of wood staves and bound with iron hoops. In video games, it is used in many ways to fill up a level or even be used in one. They also may explode. Use caution when around barrels.
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.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
A clip is a piece of metal that holds cartridges together for easy loading into a magazine. It is also used erroneously to describe the magazine itself.
A computer is a common object in video games. They can be used for many purposes; to trigger objects - such as a lift or a bomb, gather information, or even to play games.
Crates sometimes contain things!
Crystals come in many varieties, although typically they're somehow magical in games. Especially central to the Final Fantasy franchise.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
A ball of hot flickering fire. Usually thrown from the hero's hand into the squealing face of the enemy.
Whether it's a regular piece of colored fabric or the high-tech keystone of a base's defenses, the flag is the most important asset a team can have and the most precious thing the opposing team can steal. It is also used for racing games.
A Gatling gun is a machine gun that uses multiple rotating barrels to rapidly fire bullets. Commonly mounted on vehicles or gunships, some larger characters may carry a hand held version.
A grenade is an explosive device traditionally thrown by hand, but may also be propelled by a rifle or launcher.
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.
Glide through the air, sans power.
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.
A traditional sword originating in Japan.
Used to open doors, or anything else that is locked. In any game where the player has an inventory, it's a safe bet that a key will appear at some point.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
Armor made from leather that is only slightly beneficial in defending the user.
A spring loaded box which holds ammunition for a firearm. Often referred to as a "clip" although this is not technically correct.
The Minivan is a minivan found in GTA 4.
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 vehicle used to escort Law Enforcement Officers, carries weapons and supplies for the police, and criminals can be locked up in the back.
Any firearm meant to be held with two hands, a rifle is a video game object that appears in many combat related video games.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a chemical reaction that causes a controlled explosion resulting in thrust. Rockets are usually "dumb" weapons, meaning that they are not guided. Rockets are the most powerful projectile in many games.
A weapon that launches rockets.
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.
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