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Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
If you ever feel the need for speed, you've got to drive one of these fast and furious cars.
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 garment made for covering the hand.
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.
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.
The fictitious sports car used in the Spy Hunter video game series.
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.
Crates sometimes contain things!
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
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 keycard is a plastic card with a magnetic strip, chip, or other circuitry, programmed to allow passage through locked doors. May also require a passcode or password of some kind.
A pack one wears on their back.
A kind of protective clothing.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
Many games have ammo. In some, you can design your own. Ammo is put in a weapon and fired as a projectile.
Doors are a common object in most video games, as well as the keys and objects needed to open them. From role playing to shooters, doors are an important component of many games.
From an item container in Final Fight, to Roper's favorite weapon in Double Dragon, and even an obstacle in Street Fighter II's elusive bonus round, the barrel is one multi-faceted game object.
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.
An explosive is any weapon or device designed to cause an explosion, whether it be a frag grenade, TNT, or a nuclear bomb.
Health packs restore some amount of a players health, and can be permanent or temporary. They come packaged in a variety of forms, from the common med kit, to drugs, medicine, and even food.
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."
Boots with blades on, used to skate on ice. Mostly found in hockey games.
A container that is often used to supply players with a certain amount of ammunition.
It's the meanest weapon in horror and construction games. Don't mess with the great communicator.
Hearts in video games are often associated with health or extra lives. From picking them up free of charge to buying them for in-game money.
A ball of hot flickering fire. Usually thrown from the hero's hand into the squealing face of the enemy.
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.
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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