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Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
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.
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.
If you ever feel the need for speed, you've got to drive one of these fast and furious cars.
The fictitious sports car used in the Spy Hunter video game series.
A garment made for covering the hand.
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.
Facial hair consists of anything from a mustache to sideburns. Facial hair has been a close friend of gaming from the beginning.
A weapon that launches rockets.
A corded length of fibers that has many uses.
Cages are often used to house prisoners or animals. Other cages are used to confine combatants.
As the name suggests, this is a shotgun whose barrel has been sawed off closer to the firing chamber to make it more portable. It has a much shorter range, but is easy to manoeuvre and is easy to conceal.
A container for trash. Often an in-game breakable object, filled with useful items/magic.
Generally consists of two parallel posts. The main purpose is usually for somebody or something to pass between them.
For games that has loincloth in them.
The key piece of equipment in hockey to pass, shoot, and stick handle the puck. Can also be used to whack baddies' nuts.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
The topmost bone in the human body, it contains the brain and the eyes, and is generally considered a good thing to keep intact.
When someone has lost an arm (in combat or by accident) and has a hi-tech replacement arm.
Usually a Button, lever, or computerized scanner used to open, close, power on, turn on, or unlock something. Found common in most games that involve puzzle solving as well as shooters.
An environmental feature that can usually be interacted with. Also can be something that is built in some titles.
These things pop up in the oddest places. They're ostensibly for protection, although most often in non-football games it's just for aesthetic reasons.
A bikini is a two piece swimsuit, usually worn by women, to cover the groin area and breasts. It does conform to the adage "less is more".
Boots with blades on, used to skate on ice. Mostly found in hockey games.
The BFG 9000 is the most powerful man-portable weapon in the Doom franchise, and perhaps the universe. The weapon was facetiously given the acronym name standing for "Big Fucking Gun."
Color-coded keys are a device used in games to ensure players move through a level in the intended, structured order. These cleverly tinted objects only work in doors and locks of the same color.
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 radiation suit is often used to shield a player's health from the deadly effects of various hazards.
A type of sign that indicates hazards. Warning Signs are often found around potentially dangerous places, and may communicate via language and/or ideograph.
Made of wood, metal or concrete, this structure can be used in extreme sports such as skateboarding, inline skating and biking. Maneuvers can be performed on its surface, its railings or in mid-air.
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