Strafing

Video Games III: Elements
Vocabulary Term #3219
Noun (thing)
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Strafing
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a gameplay tactic, involving moving and shooting sideways while facing the enemy,  in an attempt to do critical damage while avoiding enemy fire
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"Strafing is often a highly-effective and brutal technique — in fact the word "strafe" comes from the German word "strafen", which means "to punish"."