the term "hack and slash" was used to describe a play style in tabletop role-playing games, from there to muds, mmorpgs, and role-playing video games. in arcade- and console-style action video games, it has a different usage, it focuses on real-time combat with hand-to-hand weapons against guns or fists.&lt;ref name="wells/mohan"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;