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Alert is a state a game may enter after the player has been overtly detected by enemies, and often brings increased enemy opposition (in numbers, aggression, etc.) while a cooldown timer or meter appears by which the player can gauge the expiration of Alert.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
The Beauty and the Beast unit is an elite section of female soldiers who suffered from crippling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and were then given special suits to turn them into incredible soldiers. They serve as Liquid Ocelot's most powerful enforcers in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
When the player character (re)visits a certain area or location that was also present in a previous game, or visited later on in the same game, with some alterations.
When characters largely go by code names or call signs to protect their identities during their missions. They are also adopted for conveniences sake.
The 3rd stage after being spotted in the Metal Gear Series.
A clone is a being created as a perfect genetic duplicate of another being, right down to the DNA.
Codec is the communication system used by Snake in the Metal Gear series of games.
The comic relief is a character, other than the main character, who is meant to add humor and lighten the mood of the game. These characters are usually very dumb or very witty, and are usually very talkative.
Deadly Gas is used in many games as an obstacle and usually causes the player's health to degenerate over time.
Removing a weapon or item from another person/creature so you can make use of it. Useful for stealth based games.
Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
A character working for an agency or organization who is, in reality, working in secret against the organization for a rival agency.
Enemy distraction is a mechanic that allows the player to make enemies change their attention elsewhere by creating a diversion.
Hostile marksmen who shoot people from a concealed place. Tactics and quick reflexes are often necessary in order to defeat them.
The 2nd stage after being spotted in the Metal Gear Series.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
The fixed camera was made famous by games such as the Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid franchises. Depending on the camera set, up could be down and left could be right. Even in the later generation of consoles, games like the God of War franchise still use this technique.
FOXDIE is an engineered retrovirus that targets the DNA and nanomachines of specific personal, and kills by stimulating a heart attack. Solid Snake is the only known host.
The special operations group from Metal Gear Solid that serve as that game's bosses.
The FROGS are an all-female elite wing of Liquid Ocelot's private mercenary army.
Gekko are a highly advance form of metal gear made by ArmsTech.
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.
The act of a character using a catapult, be it conventional or improvised, to launch his or herself great distances.
Mind Reading is being able to know someone else's thoughts exactly when they think them.
CD or DVD based games that are shipped in a single package with 2 or more discs due to limited storage capacity.
Spawned from Nanotechnology research and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems technology, nanomachines are mainly centered around Medicine and Biology. "Nanomachine" is the term for nanite machines that use the nanometer (one-billionth of a meter) to measure it's size.
A science that focuses on atomic and molecular scales.
Describes a situation where weapons and other equipment must be acquired from the environment, rather than being carried there.
Overheating in video games involves guns and vehicles experiencing an increase in temperature leading to reduced efficiency or accuracy, damage or even destruction.
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