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An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
A bladed throwing weapon used by Batman to subdue criminals or blow out tires. Despite being named after boomerangs, they are essentially a bat-stylized shuriken or ninja star. The Batman: Arkham Asylum collector's edition includes an actual 12'' recreation of the weapon.
The name given to a series of heavily-fortified, souped-up street vehicles used by Batman in his unending war on crime.
An airplane in the GTA series, it is slow and forgiving, though useless for aerobatics.
A watercraft designed to travel on top of bodies of water. A favored tool of pirates and criminals.
A weapon or tool that can be thrown and then returned to the user.
Also known as a cloak. Commonly worn by superheroes, the cape is a very popular object. In certain games, capes can be used to give players the power of flight or invisibility.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
Rifle-like thrower of bolts/arrows. Not to be confused with a bowcaster.
Chicken fried in batter, and often seasoned. Usually used in games to recover health.
Framed pieces of glass or plastic that are worn in front of the eyes and on the bridge of the nose usually to correct vision or as identity statement.
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.
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.
A blunt tool used to hit things, whatever those things may be... a nail, a person.
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.
Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
A well known weapon in the Metroid series that allows you to hit enemies as well as freeze them. Ever since, it has been recreated in most notably the Pokemon series.
A weapon of The Joker's; electrocutes.
A traditional sword originating in Japan.
Kryptonite is an alien or synthetic mineral which has, depending on the color, different effects on Superman and other Kryptonians. For example, green Kryptonite is bad and will kill Superman, but blue is good and will heal him.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
Long rope with a hoop at its end, used to grab objects from a distance.
A small brick that can connect to other small bricks to make cool things.
Lego Studs are a type of piece from the line of Lego Construction toys. In many of the Lego Universe games they act as the form of currency which the player uses to unlock extras and cheats.
Smack a sucka in the face. Why not do it with a mace?
A magnet is something, usually in a bar or horseshoe shape, that is attracted to and can, if strong enough, pull in metallic things via the force of magnetism. Video games may be a bit more liberal in what a magnet can attract and how powerful it is.
Usually put on face to either hide the users face or as a stylish item.
Minikit Canisters, called Artifacts in LEGO Indiana Jones, have, for the entirety of the series, been the main collectibles of the LEGO series. In each main level of the games there are 10 Minikit Canisters.
Often found crushing old cars in front of mullet-headed spectators, monster trucks are typically pickups or vans that have been modified beyond recognition or sanity. Monster trucks are distinguished by their enormouse tires, suspensino lifted in a similarly enormous manner, and crushing all manner of objects before them.
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