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Many games have ammo. In some, you can design your own. Ammo is put in a weapon and fired as a projectile.
Assault Rifle refers to a basic design of a weapon that combines the abilities of older long-range rifles and the rapid fire of sub-machine guns. Common designs include the M-16, M-4, AK47 (and 74), and the L85A1.
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.
A mode of transportation in the sky often associated with steampunk.
A bomb is an explosive device.
A large rock that sometimes falls from the sky.
Simple hand-to-hand weapon that gives more pain for the punch.
An object that allows obstacles, such as rivers or gorges, to be crossed. Bridges can be made of a variety of materials like wood or steel.
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
C4 is a special type of plastic explosive used in many games.
Spiky plants, infamous for growing in hot inhospitable environments such as deserts.
Shines light in dark places and sets things on fire. Some are magical.
It's the meanest weapon in horror and construction games. Don't mess with the great communicator.
Typically represented as an orb or a glowing object, the core is the part of an enemy - more specifically, a boss enemy - which you must shoot in order to destroy it. "Shooting the core" is a concept born out of the Shoot-Em-Up genre.
Crates sometimes contain things!
The cross is the worldwide symbol for the Christian religion. Exposure to a cross is harmful to evil.
Object consists of a Drill bit that is spun but either Human or motorized power to create a perforation in another object. You know the drill.
Drums can sometimes be used to hide under instead of being used as storage containers.
An explosive is any weapon or device designed to cause an explosion, whether it be a frag grenade, TNT, or a nuclear bomb.
A popular weapon that is used in many shooters. The flamethrower is considered one of the most unique ways to defeat a foe.
A grapple is a device, usually thrown or shot, that allows a game character to 'hook' onto objects within the game, with the purpose of climbing or scaling.
It's green and grows in the ground. This page is for games that use grass in some notable way, not for all video games that merely have grass in them.
A gun that uses various types of grenades as ammunition.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
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.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
A homing missile is a missile that locks on to and follows its target. Homing missiles are featured in lots of games, from old school to new school.
A Jet pack is a backpack with rocket boosters built in that usually allows the wearer to hover or fly.
A traditional sword originating in Japan.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
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