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Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
In these games, there is an actual number or meter on-screen that shows how much armor the player has. Rather than being treated like equipment or a power-up, this armor serves more as a secondary health pool.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Hostages exist to be saved, guarded, and occasionally executed.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Games in which, instead of playing on "Easy" or "Hard", players play on "Marine" or "Way of the Samurai".
In the sky or in the blackness of space, these guys can get you from one place to another, and maybe blow up a few bad (or good) guys along the way!
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
A reminder of just how long you've been at your current level.
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