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A staple in modern shooters. They hide, crawl, creep, climb and jump, and are usually pretty weak but hard to hit.
Plotting and scheming, usually for wealth or power.
Term used in first person shooters where most of the game takes place in tight closed quarters.
Your friend in medicine. Mostly.
Games that feature enemies that were at one point unconscious in a sealed glass or metallic chamber (generally full of goo). Most of the time, the enemies break through the chamber to attack the player or are activated by an outside force.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
Gentek is a generic evil corporation, created as part of Project Blacklight.
When stuff that always used to work suddenly break down when you need it the most and you either have to fix it or find another way around.
Whole levels dedicated to the industrial theme. These levels resemble factories or other industrial areas, and are often filled with conveyor belts, tesla coils and other contraptions.
One who invents, preferably stuff that no one have thought of before.
Basically you're given a flashlight and then sent to a dark place.
They may be good or evil, but mad scientists are always performing experiments that are on the outer fringes of science. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, they've been in the scene.
Some substance, organic or other wise that alters perfectly normal creatures into something else. Often times the agent in question is some form of virus or parasite.
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
A mysterious alien race that appeared in Black Mesa shortly before Gordon Freeman teleported to Xen. They are openly hostile to anyone, including the Xen aliens.
Radiation is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body. Radiation in videogames is typically represented as a field, inside of which units will take damage.
The reaper is a type of enemy in Resident Evil 5, resembling an enlarged cockroach standing upright. It emits a poison that blurs vision, and has an attack that will kill the player instantly without a chance of revival by their partner.
Research involves spending resources to create new items or unlock upgrades.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
The Shai-Gen Corporation is a mysterious corporate entity featured in Crackdown.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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