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A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
A bright flash, usually red and seen on the borders of the screen, that indicates damage or injury.
Some games just won't settle for laughs. Some games make you want to cringe as you're busting a gut.
Games that are divided into daily (or nightly) chapters.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Decapitation is the removal of the head of a person or animal.
When developers and publishers can't resist putting themselves in their games, either in the title or actually within the game itself.
When the developers of a video game include a replica of their own office in the game, usually as an Easter Egg.
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.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Generally used to fool other characters or parties into thinking you're one of them or belong there for purposes of deception, spying, or accessing data.
Your friend in medicine. Mostly.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
This page is about the concept of Exploding Heads. Exploding Heads come in two different forms - one, where they are used as a dramatic device (eg. Bionic Commando), and, secondly, where they are used as a weapon (eg. Alien Storm).
Any seemingly dormant object that doesn't serve its intended purpose, as its primary function is to explode in your face.
In real life, vehicles rarely explode unless an actual explosive device is involved. Like, it almost never happens. In video games, on the other hand, cars will blow up real good with almost no encouragement.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
Receiving damage or dying as a result of falling.
Fetch is a game played between a pet and its owner. The owner throws an object and the pets goal is to retrieve it.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Games in which fire can spread continuously across the environment or between objects.
Using physical force to damage an opponent, with or without an equipped weapon from a first person perspective.
A hand gesture with a long and controversial history.
Also known as the "Mighty Foot", this first-person kick provides a valuable service to the player. Allows players to attack enemies or destroy items in the environment.
A listing of games that have functional mirrors inside the game. An in-game mirror must display the character as they move in order to qualify.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Games that have been used as the basis for motion pictures.
Gimps, or Gimp Suits often appear in games as an unlockable costume, and occasionally as a character.
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