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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.
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
The Archon is a powerful Protoss unit
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.
Launched by Blizzard in 1997, this service provides a solid online foundation to Blizzard's franchises such as the Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft series. As a constantly evolving service, a new version, Battle.net 2.0, was released in 2010 with the release of Starcraft 2.
A Build Queue allows a production unit or structure to immediately build a new unit once the current unit is finished building.
Cerebrates were created by the Overmind to control and command Zerg broods. Their sole purpose is to obey and execute the will of the Overmind.
Cloaking is to become invisible or become close to invisible depending on strength of the ability or item.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Games that fit this category involve characters that can traverse different dimensions.
A revived Protoss Zealot who can continue fighting through the means of a mechanical suit.
A Terran unit from the StarCraft series equipped two flamethrowers to help neutralize large groups of enemies.
A fleet is a group of ships, typically military warships, that sail together for mutual protection and to consolidate their power.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
A tactical, stealth specialist unit of the Terran race from the StarCraft series. Uses a sniper rifle and has a personal cloaking ability integrated into their suits.
This concept involves a character of the hero archetype that at some point in the storyline, turns against the forces of good and becomes evil or is revealed to have done this in secret at some point in the past.
Special or stronger units than standard ones, usually found in strategy games. This is not necessarily the same thing as a superhero or a game's protagonist.
The High Templar is powerful Protoss spellcaster unit.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
The most basic infantry unit in the Terran army from the StarCraft series.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
The ability to influence and control the thoughts of others.
Minerals are the primary resource featured in many games.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Protoss is one of three major races in Starcraft. A noble and powerful race.
Psychic abilities are featured in many different video games and in many forms, from the PSI powers of Ness from Earthbound to the mind-reading abilities of Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid.
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