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There are good agents, like Elite Beat Agents and bad agents, like Agent Smith.
Alert is a state a game may enter after the player has been overtly detected by enemies, and often brings increased enemy opposition (in numbers, aggression, etc.) while a cooldown timer or meter appears by which the player can gauge the expiration of Alert.
In many games the player is given the power to harm and or kill creatures. Many games have been brought to spotlight by groups like the rather militant PETA.
Games that allow fauna to be used as weapons.
Attacking an unaware opponent from behind; this often gives the attacker the first strike or some other combat advantage.
Neglectful and/or abusive parents and parental figures.
Usually caused after a fatal blow, when a character is bleeding out they will have only a limited amount of time to live as their health slowly depletes. They must quickly seek assistance or die.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, he is aware when he needs to save, as well as button commands.
A protagonist who is arrogant, cynical, and aggressive, but also intelligent and introspective. Named after the English Romanticist writer Lord Byron, who popularized such characters and was said to have fit this description himself.
When characters largely go by code names or call signs to protect their identities during their missions. They are also adopted for conveniences sake.
Camouflage is a means of staying hidden by altering the texture and/or pattern of a person, animal or object to conceal them against their environment. Camouflage can be found naturally in plants and animals, and it is commonly used by militaries to assist in covert operations.
A rare case were a spin-off takes place during the series' timeline.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
The leader and/or driving force. An example to follow.
Jacking is the act of taking control of a vehicle that is not under the player's rightful or original possession, and may or may not have been taken out of another player's or NPC's possession.
There's nothing cooler than planting a bomb, turning the camera around, and walking away nonchalantly as it blows up behind you. As everyone knows, true heroes don't look at explosions.
Videogames with extreme or controversial content will often be altered for release in certain countries, usually to comply with local laws or prevent cultural misunderstandings.
The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, is an arm of the US government devoted to espionage activities. The Agency plays a significant role in plenty of games.
Whether it's a hero's turn to the dark side or a villain becoming a hero, it's usually unexpected and will bring a whole new moral dimension to the story. Sometimes, they change they sides more than once.
Nothing says edgy new approach like some five o'clock shadow or a nice bushy beard.
Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. It is also the largest religion in the world.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
CQC and CQB are close range combat techniques.
Codec is the communication system used by Snake in the Metal Gear series of games.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
A person serving time in prison or an escaped criminal on the run from the law.
Counter-terrorists fight terrorists wherever they are found. These professional soldiers are highly disciplined and skilled in their profession.
Games where attacks directed to the crotchal region cause much more damage than other areas, sometimes as a male-only phenomenon.
Big Boss (then referred to as Naked Snake) cried when visiting The Boss' grave at the end of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Also, at the end of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Big Boss sheds a tear at the end of his life.
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