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Ability to play as a non-human or extraterrestrial character.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
One of the original founders of the Citadel Council, the Asari are natural biotics who are among the smartest and most diplomatic species in the galaxy.
A person who travels into space.
Levels that progress forward by themselves at a fixed rate.
A barrel roll is a maneuver in which an object makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction.
Space Marines chapter featured in Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40,000 series Dawn of War.
Boost takes a game to a new level giving players a greater level of speed. This speed opens up new doors to sports games, driving games, and any game that can benefit from the reward of speed.
A style of gameplay where players must navigate a vast stream of projectiles.
A bullet pattern is a top-down or side-view barrage of bullets, in a repeating pattern, that the player must dodge (or in some cases the player must hit the bullets).
The Cabal are a militaristic alien race in the Destiny universe, a species built around conquest, combat, and empire.
In the Star Trek Universe, a race of aliens originating on the planet Cardassia Prime. Completely paranoid, both of outsiders and their own people, the Cardassians are a race that has pushed itself to military efficiency.
The ultimate enemy and primordial source of all evil. In Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy universe.
The Imperium's great enemy, the Chaos Space Marines, are the Adeptus Astartes that turned their back on the Emperor in exchange for the powers of Chaos.
The Citadel Council is the governing body of the Citadel. As the authority of Citadel space, they help settle disputes between governments and maintain law and order through the use of there covert agents, The Spectres.
The Clairconctlar are a mysterious race of organisms that evolved based on silicon molecules as opposed to the usual carbon on the planet Enkidu VII in the Kesari Quadrant. They are as honorable as they are craggy and stone-faced, and they led a deep culture of noble warriors with an ancient heritage.
In the Star Wars Universe, the Clone Wars, conflicts between the Galactic Republic's Clone Army and the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Army, were the backbone of all events to come. Unknown to most at the time, Darth Sidious controlled both sides and used the conflict to gain power in the Galactic Senate, eventually using the Clones to form his army of Stormtroopers.
Also known as the Separatists, it is an alternative government to the Galactic Republic led by Count Dooku. It makes use of vast droid armies and fights the Republic in the Clone Wars
Elites, also known as Sangheili are a Covenant race in the Halo series. During Halo: Combat Evolved and the bulk of Halo 2 they are the primary antagonists. They became semi allied with the humans in Halo 3, and are in a political crisis during Halo 4, some still at war with Humanity.
The Daktaklakpak are a group of semi-sapient machines originally built by the Precursors. They have evolved into arrogant beings, as they no longer realize that they were built as simple maintenance drones.
Dashboard view puts the player in the helmet of the driver. Usually in cars or other vehicles. Most commonly in next-gen racing games and shooting games which have vehicles
Given that Hell totally sucks, it's not surprising that Demons are semi-constantly trying to get from there to Earth.
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.
The Doog are a species of extremely loyal and naïve canine-reptilians. They are part of the Hegemonic Crux by proxy of being owned as slaves by the K'tang and Ploxis.
The Eldar are the oldest living race in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Analogous to Elves, they have "psyker" powers far beyond those of the younger races, and often use their far-sight and guile to manipulate the younger races to ensure the safety of their own species.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
The Exquivan are a species of peculiar monks indigenous to the planet Anshar III in the Anshar System. While certainly sapient, they greatly fear being consumed by the Eternal Ones, and work diligently to lose their intellect and return to a non-sapient existence.
A faceship is any vehicle that is modeled after the character that drives it.
A ship or object travels faster than the speed of light to reach distant locations. An example is the Mass Relay system in Mass Effect.
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.
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