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Games often use iron sights to define precision shooting with non-scoped weapons.
Common in modern war video games, air strikes are usually used to take out large targets such as enemy vehicles or buildings. Laser designators are often used by the player to illuminate the target for a massive aerial attack.
Anarchism is the rejection of all government authority.
Hatred and discrimination for Jewish people, it sadly reoccurs over and over throughout history and into the present day, with the Nazis and their actions representing the most infamous (and most often depicted), example.
First starting out as simple machines throwing stones, artillery has evolved greatly and is an important weapon in war.
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.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
A sight placed on the HUD used to aim and provide a point of reference to the player when looking and interacting with the game world. Although they often aim weapons, they have a variety of uses and have appeared in many games in many different forms.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
The act of aerial combat between two or more fighter aircraft. A common occurrence in many combat flight games, it is the equivalent of a firefight in a first- or third-person shooter.
A mechanic often featured in multiplayer games that allows a player to stay on the battlefield after being mortally wounded, until they bleed out or are revived by a teammate.
Fascism is a extremist totalitarian, nationalistic political ideology. Within video games, various fascist regimes are often portrayed as the enemy within the Second World War.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
The gremlin is a relatively new concept from English Folklore, a mechanically oriented prankster with a passion for sabotaging aircraft.
A method to clearly show the player live grenades near them. Usually displayed on the HUD.
Historically inaccurate games are those that do not abide by actual historical timelines for design or plot points.
The Imperial Japanese Navy was Japan's naval fighting force from 1869 until 1947. It is best known in the West for its role in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Enemies will spawn infinitely until the player has accomplished a certain goal, e.g reached a checkpoint or killed a certain number of enemies.
Micromanagement is the act of increasing the efficiency and longevity of units during a battle, or managing equipment, statistics and abilities on an obsessive level.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
All militaries have some kind of uniform.
Combat between ships dates back to antiquity, and in the 20th century expanded to include the use of aircraft.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
Magic or divination involving the dead and departed. One that practices necromancy is generally referred to as a necromancer.
Consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism.
Radioactive particles in the air released by a nuclear explosion.
A common type of bug where players can leave the intended confines of the game world or map. Exploited in many multiplayer games for easy kills.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
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