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The ancient Chinese medical technique for relieving pain, curing disease, and improving health.
Amber is an orange crystal stone that can heal Kya as long as she has some Mana Balls. A giant Amber stone resides in Nativ City and does no require Mana Balls to be used.
Binding wounds is a skill in which one can bandage one's own injuries or someone else's. It often serves as a substitute for healing items or magical healing.
A Generation V psychic-type Pokémon that evolves from Elgyem. It was first introduced in Black/White.
Using the Red Cross in an entertainment product is expressly forbidden by the Geneva Convention and international law, however some games don't realise that.
A bullet sponge refers to a non-player character or object that takes an unusually large number of bullets or other projectile to destroy (e.g. Tank in Left 4 Dead franchise).
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Also referred to as block damage, chipping takes place when characters take damage even when blocking. Most commonly associated with fighting games.
A form of game item that is only useable a limited number of times (typically once) before being discarded or destroyed.
An advanced zerg flyer in StarCraft II that specializes in anti-air attacking. They use a corruption ability that disables an enemy building from producing anything.
A bright flash, usually red and seen on the borders of the screen, that indicates damage or injury.
Deadly Gas is used in many games as an obstacle and usually causes the player's health to degenerate over time.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Digimon are the digital monsters that populate the Digital World. They can be captured, trained, and digivolved into stronger forms.
Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
A revived Protoss Zealot who can continue fighting through the means of a mechanical suit.
Eco is the fuel that powers many of Jak's abilities in Jak and Daxter. In the later Jak games, dark eco fuels all of the machines and vehicles and is a source of conflict in the world.
A generation V Pokémon that makes it’s first appearance in Pokémon Black/White.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Although killing or being killed has been one of the most universal mechanics in games through the years, in some games players or their foes merely faint instead.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
Receiving damage or dying as a result of falling.
Using physical force to damage an opponent, with or without an equipped weapon from a first person perspective.
Video games based on movies that are in turn based on previous games in their respective franchises.
A Holy-species Digimon. It wears a holy ring on its tail that, if lost, decreases its power.
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.
Typically offered through optional items or specific characters, glass cannons are play-styles focused on greatly increased damage output at the cost of low defenses and/or health.
In some games the protagonist goes through unwanted surgery, often in first person view.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A character type found in RPGs, MMOs, and class based Multiplayer games that focuses on keeping friendly characters alive. Their general role is to heal/buff and resurrect fallen allies.
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