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Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
An AI companion is a computer-controlled ally who follows and aids you through your adventures or who requires your protection. The AI companion's survival is often essential to game and story progression.
An abomination is either the result of a demon possessing a living human or elf, or a undead flesh construct made from corpses sewn together.
Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
This is an ability that requires input from the user to be used.
Grabbing the attention of a nearby enemy NPC. Usually leads to them attacking.
A practitioner of alchemy; the brewing and making of substances with unusual properties.
In game terms alchemy is typically an item creation system. Centuries ago it was the pursuit of changing normal metals into gold, unsuccessfully.
One of the two major factions in World of Warcraft the other being their enemy, the Horde.
The act of turning one thing into another, be it lead into gold or earth into air.
Ambient Occlusion attempts to realistically depict the way light reflects off surfaces and radiates throughout an area.
In games, the player is usually the ambushee, not the ambusher, but certain multiplayer, stealth and open-world games give players a chance to try this sneaky tactic themselves.
Any being that is humanoid in appearance, with amphibian-like features. This covers frogs, toads, salamanders and newts (caecilians look too much like worms).
The physical and mental turmoil that a person may encounter as a result of a traumatic or otherwise extremely stressful situation.
Introduced in MK III, these new finishers would turn your character into an animal that would then kill and maim your opponent, thus ending the round.
Using any form of input or interruption to cause a character's sprite or 3D animation for landing/attacking/etc to drop frames and stop early. This allows you to instantly keep moving or attacking rather than waiting for said animation to finish going through all its frames.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
Archers are marksman that practice the arts of archery. Archers specialize in picking enemies off from a distance one by one. using bows and arrows to deliver precise shots to unsuspecting opponents. it's a class base or a unit for a strategy game, archers are lightly armored and have less hitponits. but has moderate speed, longer range and highest damage of them all.
Some games offer alternate modes or specific sections of the storyline that involve arena combat, gladiator style.
An organization created from the union of the Argent Dawn and Knights of the Silver Hand led by Tirion Fordring.
An organization focused on preventing threats against Azeroth, mainly the Scourge and the Burning Legion.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
The combination of the Argent Crusade and the Knights of the Ebon Blade for the purpose of making the final assault against the Scourge in Icecrown Citadel led by Tirion Fordring and Darion Mograine.
Attributes are a numerical representation of a character's abilities who have their roots in RPGs. Today, attributes have spilled over to a wide range of game genres.
An Auction House is a place where people can go to buy or sell items they have found or crafted.
An atmospheric phenomenon that causes a fantastic natural light display.
A map that is updated in real-time as you play a level. Usually seen in FPSs and RPGs.
Backstab is a skill utilized most commonly by rogues. By attacking from behind an opponent, backstabs significantly increase the damage dealt. Sometimes a backstab can mean a one hit kill.
A rogue character who doesn't obey the law, bandits are known to steal from people for their own selfish gain.
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