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Active Reload is a gameplay concept in which the player can actively decrease the load time of a weapon by timing a button press.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
Auto-aiming (or Auto-targeting) allows for a character to attack or interact with an object or enemy that's very near to the player or within their field of vision.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
The ability in a first person shooter to shoot bullets through walls and objects at enemies. This usually results in less damage and accuracy once the bullet passes through the wall/object, and may only work on certain materials or thicknesses.
The ability to counter a move.
The concept of using two weapons at once, often for more damage at the cost of accuracy, the use of a shield, grenades, or other similar accessories.
Finishing moves are typically moves that end a fight in a traditional fighting game.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
A terrorist organization made up of bizarre, humanoid beings who primarily use self-destruction as a weapon. The main enemy in "Killer7."
Lucha libre is a form of Spanish professional wrestling where the wrestlers don masks in the ring. Famous luchadores include El Santo and Blue Demon.
This page is about the concept of Multiple Personalities, also known as Split Personalities. This is the concept of a single physical body being host to many separate identities. Isn't that right, Zach?
Professional wrestlers have appeared in loads of games over the years.
Need to know how many hit points that Boss has left? Want to learn more about that weird plant keeping you from progressing? Scanning refers to using in game abilities (like a move or a vision mode), to learn more information about the game world.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
This is a place of special vulnerability. Particularly used in boss fights or when simply fighting Giant Enemy Crabs that cannot be defeated by usual means.
While piledrivers, clotheslines, and suplexes might seem at home in wrestling games, many professional wrestling moves have found their way into other video game genres. Brawlers and fighting games are commonly home to these moves, with Mike Haggar's piledriver being a classic example.
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