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A power-hungry terrorist organization who serve as the primary enemies of the military superheroes GI Joe.
In real time strategy games, Macromanagement or "macro" is a loose term used to describe the ability to produce units.
Supply and Demand are the two fundamental forces that guide an economy. Many games feature these two forces in either a self-contained or player-driven fashion.
Some people just have to have all the power.
Oni are a type of ogre/demonic creature from Japanese folklore. They are known for attacking and pillaging villages.
The act of changing an event in the past that significantly alters further events leading up to the present. This is a major element of many stories involving time travel.
The dreaded Chimera was a terrifying beast that consisted of several animals combined into one. The distinct animal features were that of a lion, a goat and a serpent, though other variations exist.
The Black Market is a concept wherein players may buy or sell items through alternative means. This is often a way to make more money but can often land the player into trouble.
Some games only allow the player character to carry a single item in their inventory at one time.
A MacGuffin is a plot device, having little importance itself, which exists purely in order to motivate characters and/or advance the story.
The army of Germany during the period of 1935 to 1945 under the reign of the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler.
A common fish in both freshwater and saltwater. There are about 20 different types of trout.
Otters are semi-aquatic mammals that primarily eat fish.
A large ape-like creature that lives in the North-American Wilderness.
A character who attacks with their buttocks. Most common in fighting games. Not to be confused with the act of attacking somebody's butt.
Traditional form of Japanese theater, normally characterized by makeup and long, colorful wigs.
Games that may no longer be sold because the rights to them are split in such a way that no one has the rights to sell them.
A rally is generally any race involving a series of progressive check points, as opposed to laps around a defined track.
A Common mode in a lot of driving game's where players race from point A to Point B against a either a clock or other drivers
Get in the car and turn the stereo up loud. We're goin' on a road trip.
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
Shaman are mediums between the mortal and spiritual realms. In games, they are often priests with the ability to heal via magic and crafted potions.
Non-game software is an application that is not designed as a game, but which runs on a gaming-focused system. Examples include films or television shows on cartridge or disc, calculators, novels, Bibles, et cetera.
Those who work for the government in the public sector.
Planet destruction sometimes a gameplay mechanic, sometimes a plot point. Should cover pending as well as actual destruction.
Player characters or enemies that can be abruptly awoken, often aggressively.
Nightmares are foul horses from the netherworld that terrorize people in their dreams. Nightmares as creatures derrive from Germanic folklore (mare=spirit) and have since become popularized by the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game (mare=female horse).
The ability of something to go through a solid object without affecting it or if a solid object is thrown at it, it will pass through. Many ghosts can phase. Phasing can also refer to going through phases in an MMO giving the effect that you're actually doing something.
A staircase sequence consists of the player ascending or descending a stairwell for an extended period of time, perhaps a minute or more. These are often presented to create a vertical box of movement, with limited mobility to avoid hazards.
Spectral scourges and festering phantasms beware, these heroes aim to clear out the harmful haunts of our humble homes.
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