Game
Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
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Stuffed In The Fridge: The arcade game begins exactly the same way as the first game...only instead of being abducted, Marian is shot to death by Machine Gun Willy.
Source: Video Game / Double Dragon II - Yet offhandedly forgives the other members of the team who were more involved in his death, including one who ate him for dinner after he was mistaken for game and shot.
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This is also the FIRST LEGO game to allude to blood; Jim Phelps fakes his death by pretending to have been shot, with the shot clearly showing a ketchup bottle being used to substitute the blood.
Source: Video Game / LEGO Dimensions
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Shot and Game. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/game/shot
Game & Shot. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/game/shot>.
Shot or Game. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/game/shot.
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