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The ancient Chinese medical technique for relieving pain, curing disease, and improving health.
Games that have been banned, or refused a rating for one reason or another.
A philosophical and religious system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
A game in which the object is for each team to retrieve the opponent's flag and return it to their own base. Typically used in multiplayer first-person shooter games.
Videogames with extreme or controversial content will often be altered for release in certain countries, usually to comply with local laws or prevent cultural misunderstandings.
The Cold War is the period of tension between the USA and the Soviet Union that dominated world politics from the mid 1940s all the way until the early 1990s.
Communism is an economic and political ideology which (at least in theory), seeks to eventually achieve a classless society that promotes equality in gender, racial, and/or social terms. Despite this, most Communist regimes are often dictatorial rather than utopian.
Confucianism is a philosophy and ethics code that originated in China.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
The act of a noble, just, or otherwise good or heroic figure becoming evil through either external manipulation or an internal shift in beliefs or desires.
Always a fun time in any game, the explosive tipped arrow puts a great spin on a classic weapon.
A fictional location in video games inspired by or based on a real location from Far East Asia such as China, Korea, Japan or Vietnam.
Derived from the Spanish word for "little war", guerrilla warfare is waged by a small and mobile armed force against a larger, more regimented force. It typically involves the use of ambushes, sabotage, and other offensive tactics meant to overcome an enemy's greater numbers.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
An advanced shading model, including diffuse, ambient and specular shading, with per-pixel lighting. Developed by Bui Tuong Phong, it was introduced to gaming with the Sega Hikaru arcade system in 1999. Since the mid-2000s, it has been the most widely used shading model in modern 3D video games.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
A lack of basic needs like clothes, clean water, shelter, and food.
Red tape is an idiom that refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal legislation that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making.
A deadly game where the loser faces instant death.
Also known as the Holy Animals, Sì Xiàng, or Sì Líng, they are the four directional guardians, each given a color and element.
A highly trained, military unit that conducted black ops for the US government. The height of SOG activity was during the Vietnam War.
A philosophical and religious tradition which originated in pre-historic China
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
The United States Air Force was created in 1947 after WWII ended and they first saw combat in the Korean War. They are the main airborne force for the US Military.
The Army National Guard is the oldest military component to the United States Department of Defense. Operating as both Federal and State entities, they specialize in protecting the USA from within.
The Vietnam national soccer team is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
A political organization and army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States and South Vietnamese governments during the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a military conflict, fought in Indochina between 1955 and 1975. It led to the reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in July 1976.
A Vietnamese professional soccer club based in Hanoi.
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