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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Jan 19, 1999
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.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
A creature from the Half-life series, it hangs from a ceiling. From there, it lowers its tongue, hoping to catch anything and pull it up to be eaten.
A squid-faced enemy that charges you like a bull. Seen in Half-Life and planned but cut from Half-Life 2.
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)
An enemy that uses a spell or a skill to multiply and add another enemy to fight
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
A giant and extremely powerful Xen alien that was an enemy featured in the original Half-Life and its expansion, Half-Life: Opposing Force.
GoldSrc, or Goldsource is the engine behind the original Half-Life.
Gonomes are the upgraded headcrab zombies in Half-Life: Opposing Force.
Spider-like parasitic animals from an unknown universe with amazing powers of genetic transformation. Introduced in the original Half-Life, headcrabs come in several varieties, all of which are incredibly dangerous to unsuspecting or unprepared humans.
A United States Marine Corps special forces unit sent to clean up the mess caused by the Black Mesa incident.
A three-legged 'dog' creature that appears in Half-Life. It attacks the player in packs and emits LOUD sonic waves.
Standalone games that originally only existed as mods for other games.
Some weapons players use in video games are organic, or even living. The ammunition for these weapons is often organic as well, making them unique.
Player versus Environment, commonly abbreviated as PvE, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against computer controlled creatures or characters.
A mysterious alien race that appeared in Black Mesa shortly before Gordon Freeman teleported to Xen. They are openly hostile to anyone, including the Xen aliens.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
This small, fast creature will chase after, and viciously attack, anything its master wishes. Do not point towards face.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
Vortigaunts are an extra-dimensional sentient alien species seen in every Half-Life game to date.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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