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A genetically engineered and cloned monstrosity designed by Mental.
MAYOR PEDROS attacks and hits 1 Pistolero for 20 points of damage reducing him to a thin red paste.
A gameplay mode that pits two or more players in a fight to the death. John Romero is credited with coining the multiplayer term "deathmatch."
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
In most shooters missiles are indestructible, but there is games where they can be destroyed by projectiles
When developers and publishers can't resist putting themselves in their games, either in the title or actually within the game itself.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Digital distribution method for PC games. Direct2Drive is maintained and owned by Gamefly Digital Inc.
A style of music and dance primarily popular in the 1970s.
'Drop-In' is a style of co-op gameplay where extra players can join the 1st player seamlessly without having to quit the game or navigate any menus. Many of these games do allow players to 'Drop-Out' of the game in a similar manner.
Drowning in games occurs when a being (not suited to be in water) runs out of oxygen, time, power, or barely even touches the water surface. Further complicated by the local sea-life that can knock the air out of you, should you get close.
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.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
Electricity is commonly used as a damage-introducing element causing inanimate objects to become harmful (electrified water, floors, cables, etc). It can also refer to a power wielded by characters that generates sparks, is conductive to metal surfaces, forks or branches, and is often blue in color.
Like in-game manuals, encyclopedias may have gameplay information, background lore or real-life trivia.
Why are bad guys on so many game covers? Perhaps the developers secretly think they're cooler than the good guys.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
Sometimes, enemies will explode (usually when shot at) and will cause damage to the player.
Extreme violence pertains to excessive amounts of blood, gore, or violent acts. These include decapitation, mutilation, dismemberment, amputation, defenestration, disembowelment, torture and much more.
Hideous lizard-like organisms from Fiendia Prime, reinforced with titanium skeletons. They summon balls of molten lava into existence through miniature black holes.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Using physical force to damage an opponent, with or without an equipped weapon from a first person perspective.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Fog plays an important role in many games. In games like Silent Hill, it's an atmospheric element. In other games, it's artificially added to reduce draw distances to save memory and increase framerate.
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When the player, compared to the adversary he/she is supposed to defeat, looks like a tiny inchworm.
Gibs (giblets) are, basically, what's left of someone after they make contact with an explosive object or powerful weapon. They can be seen in games such as Doom, Quake, Team Fortress 2 and many, many more.
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