Lessons learned from video games.

• There is no problem that cannot be overcome by violence.
• You can overcome most adversaries simply by having enough quarters.
• If it moves, KILL IT!
• Piloting any vehicle is simple and requires no training.
• One lone "good guy" can defeat an indeterminate number of "bad guys."
• "Bad guys" move in predictable patterns.
• Except for "bosses," most "bad guys" can be dispatched with one hit.
• You often fare better against a large mob of "bad guys" then against a "boss" in one on one combat.
• "Bosses" always hire henchmen weaker then they are to do their 'muscle work'.
• If you see food lying on the ground, eat it.
• You can smash things and get away with it.
• Smashing things doesn't hurt.
• Many nice things are hidden inside other things.
• Cybernetics are our friends.
• When driving, you can knock other vehicles off the road and get away with it.
• If someone dies, they disappear.
• Money is frequently found lying on the streets.
• All shopkeepers carry high-tech weaponry.
• If you get mad enough, you can fight even better than normal.
• If it's on the ground, you should get it.
• Repulsive, ugly, cannabalistic, evil beings have just as much right to be loved as heroic fighters.
• The operation of a weapon is a simple and obvious procedure.
• You never run out of ammunition, just grenades.
• No matter how long you fight, you can always fight again.
• Death is reversible (but only for you!).
• Ninjas are common, and fight in public frequently.
• Whenever huge fat evil men are about to die, they begin flashing red or yellow.
• When you are born, you drop out of the sky (a stork?) and are completely invincible for a short time.
• Although the enemy always has more aircraft than you, they fly in elaborate patterns which make it easier for you to shoot them all down.
• All martial (marital?) arts women wear revealing clothes and have great bodies.
• All martial arts men have rippling muscles and angry expressions.
• The enemy always leaves weapons or powerups lying around for no reason other than so their bitter enemy can pick them up and defeat them with it.
• Shoot everything. If it blows up or dies, it was evil. If it doesn't, try and pick it up - it was probably a powerup or bonus.
• Carpe diem! You only live three times!
• The most powerful fighters always wait until you have acheived a near-impossible, flawless win record and/or killed a certain number of opponents before they appear in your presence and beat the crap out of you.
• You sustain injury if you shoot innocents.
• 200 - 1 odds against you is NOT a problem.
• Gang members frequently all look the same, and often have the same names.
• When racing vehicles, do not worry if your vehicle crashes and explodes. A new vehicle will appear in its place.