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A motorcycle gang in Liberty City. They are the rivals of the Angels of Death.
Machinima is the concept of making a movie out of a video game. Popularized by the series, Red vs Blue.
An act of Mother Nature that brings hardship on humanity and the world.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
System in games that are used to alert the player of law enforcement attention and pursuit towards them.
Nudity is qualified as either exposed buttocks, breasts, or genitalia or general lack of clothing. Video game nudity is largely a rarity outside of the PC market.
A feature in multiplayer games in which one player drives a vehicle, typically a car or a tank, and another player rides along and mans some kind of weapon, usually a turret, cannon, or a gun their character is holding.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
A pimp is a fellow who is known to convince women into selling their bodies as a commodity to their clientele. Pimps are also known to wear outrageous suits, and robes, usually in fluorescent color like purple, green, and light blue, with matching hats, shoes, etc.
The sound of police communicating amongst themselves via radio to co-ordinate attacks, often heard by the player so they can react to the attacks.
Prostitution is the exchange of money, drugs, favours, or other incentives for the performance of sexual acts.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
How non-playable characters or factions perceive the player character based on their actions or choices in the game world.
When many disgruntled people choose to go haywire on the system. Usually involves torches and pitchforks.
Roadblocks are used to prevent the transit in that road. They're used in videogames either to prevent the player to go in that direction or as a challenge the player must overcome.
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Games that have an open gameplay structure that allow players to interact with the world as they choose.
Satire is a form of humor that ridicules aspects of real-world society and culture, usually making a serious but indirect point about the subject that the player is allowed to infer. Games such as Metal Gear, EarthBound, Grand Theft Auto, and Fallout, for example, satirize American culture.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Skydiving is a recreational activity consisting of jumping out of a plane while it is flying, and then free-falling until reaching a certain altitude. At this point, one releases their parachute and then floats gently to the ground.
Games where you earn bonus points by doing various stunts.
A Stunt Position is used as a neutral base where other, more involved moves (like commandeering a vehicle) can be performed.
A paramilitary special force of police used to handle exceptionally dangerous criminals.
Chinese organized crime group.
Many games that feature a theft mechanic also include a some form of risk or punishment. Other games just let players steal things as if it's a perfectly normal thing to do.
Traffic consists a bunch of cars, pedestrians and other vehicles using a common transport route.
You're halfway through the game or more, everything's going great. You've got tons of weapons and crap and BAM! Flash grenade! You wake up later captured, off to either be executed, interrogated, etc. Often, you've lost all of your weapons as well. You sir, have just woken up captured.
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