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Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
A situation where the player must quickly escape from a building currently in the process of blowing up. Could either be a cinematic or actually gameplay.
Upon infection with the G virus, William Birkin undergoes a number of transformations, becoming more hideous and less human with each stage.
The highly mutated virus developed by the Umbrella Corporation.
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.
Most modern shooting games add the realistic touch of rendering shots to the cranium instantly fatal. Glorious for the shooter, kind of a bummer to the shootee.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
A game that takes place between the events of two previously-released entries in a series, whether those be games or other media like films.
Placing the player in an environment and making them feel alone. Games often use this for atmospheric effect.
Commonly found in Survival Horror games, this concept only lets you save your game using an item which the game then gave you in limited supply.
An advanced mutation of zombies, mostly recognizable for their appearances in Resident Evil 2 & 5; their name comes from their distinctively lengthy tongue. Their other most notable characteristic is their lack of any form of sight, which forces them to rely on sound to hunt their prey.
Some substance, organic or other wise that alters perfectly normal creatures into something else. Often times the agent in question is some form of virus or parasite.
The Progenitor Virus formed the foundation of the Umbrella Corporation. The very first Virus discovered by Umbrella, it preceded and formed the basis for other Viral Agents, including the T-Virus.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
S.T.A.R.S. is a police group from the Resident Evil game series. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, stars of the original Resident Evil, are two famous former members.
Popularized by franchises such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, these games typically involve a strong implication of danger, vulnerable protagonists, and disturbing monsters.
The Tyrant Virus, more commonly known as the T-Virus, is a virus developed by Umbrella to help create B.O.Ws (Bio-Organic Weapons) and ultimately to create a Tyrant.
The Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service is Umbrella's personal military force to combat biohazard incidents.
First area in the resident evil series that experienced the t-virus outbreak created by the Umbrella Corporation turning mostly all the people into zombies, with a few survivors.
A highly trained department within the Umbrella Corporation that was generally conceptualized to handle undercover missions, assassinations and Special OPS.
When a populated area is overrun by legions of the undead. They are often accompanied by demons or parasitic lifeforms.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
Dogs that are undead, or possibly infected by a virus in some cases. They have been a video game staple since Splatterhouse.
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