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A physician that treated victims of the Black Plague during the 14th century.
An early API by 3dfx for hardware accelerated 3D graphics on PC.
Known as Chi in Chinese and Ki in Japanese, it is spiritual energy which cultivates itself through training and meditation. In experienced hands, it becomes a form of visible energy which can heal, destroy, or do many other tasks, determined by the amount of Ki and the user's overall ability to manipulate it.
A precise button press while guarding from a combo that allows you to cancel that combo and counter attack.
A full-screen attack hits the opponent no matter where they are. Often used by characters suffering from SNK Boss Syndrome.
A balance mechanic in fighting games that reduces the damage of an attack each time it is
The 4A Engine was made by 4Agames and was and used in the development of Metro 2033.
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.
The Medic is a class in Etrian Odyssey and its sequel, EO II, and are the most powerful at healing of all the classes, enough to be remembered as "Heal" by some.
The usually self-appointed leader of a region with totalitarian control. Usually will come into power through violence and will stay in power until he dies or is killed.
A long, usually ominous hallway leading into a boss fight.
Whether upholding the law or enforcing a set of rules, a judge decides if someone is in accordance with the system of regulations.
Trading systems allow players to trade items, money and other objects between each other.
The concept of establishing colonies and/or maintaining them either as resource nodes (as in civilization) or as part of the general game concept (Anno series, Colonization)
Also known as corpse-humping, tea-bagging is a slang term in video games when after a player has slain another player or NPC, they move their character over the dead character's body and crouch up and down repeatedly, adding a humiliating, and often humorous, factor to the character's death.
A camera that reveals the way that the player was killed, displaying an instant replay of the player's own death through the other player's eyes.
King of the Hill is a popular game mode where the players have to stay in a designated area of a map to gain points. This mode is becoming increasingly popular in shooters.
Oddball, a 'kill the man with the ball' style of gametype present in the Halo series, tasks players with obtaining and maintaining possession of skulls around the level to earn points.
Whether a timed button press or a more complex action, these are inputs performed during attack animations to increase damage. Most often seen in the Mario RPG series.
A common Water-type move in Pokémon games.
The Kraang are a species of inter-dimensional alien based on the Utroms and Krang from previous TMNT incarnations.
Squirrelanoids are mutant, Xenomorph-esque squirrels
The feudal period of Japanese history, which was dominated by powerful regional families holding large areas of land (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun), between 1185 and 1603 AD.
Composing a poem in game
A Deadman is an undead revenant in the Gungrave series created by science. Unless controlled by external forces, they often are capable of retaining their old personalities and thought processes from when they were alive.
Abductions are events in which people, animals, or things are taken by aliens and UFOs for various purposes including experimentation and other unknown reasons.
A ship or object travels faster than the speed of light to reach distant locations. An example is the Mass Relay system in Mass Effect.
The Sith Inquisitor is the alter ego to Jedi Consulor. Both of which are range based fighter focusing on more force powered attacks (Saber throw Lightning and push). These classes are not effective melee fighters.
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