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Coolest (and maybe most powerful) weapon in a game

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abhijit_reddevil
abhijit_reddevil Original post #1
Apr 6, 2006 at 7:42 AM
I know it's hard to tell, there are many weapons which have their strengths and weaknesses but let us try to list at least five of them. I may be missing some as I have not played games like Star Wars: Republic Commando, Quake4 and COD-2, Splinter Cell, etc but anyway... My listing is:

BFG (Doom-3) WOW!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Laser guided rocket launcher (Half-Life2) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
OICW Assault Rifle (Farcry)
Plasma Rifle (Quake-3 Arena)
Sniper Rifle (Farcry) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

The rocket launcher in HL-2 is simply great, as the rockets can be guided and does not go in a simple straight line. Also special mention is the sniper rifle in Farcry with it's immense scope and can shoot enemies almost a km away.

I maybe missing some more powerful weapons but according to me these are the coolest and most powerful.

Friends, list yours... :!:
V
Apr 6, 2006 at 8:26 AM
1) BFG - Doom 3
2) Rocket Launcher - HL2, Unreal 2004 and Quake III Arena
3) Sniper rifle, AK47 - Counter Strike: Source
4) Minigun - GTA Series.

That's for me. :p :D
Vyasram
Vyasram #3
Apr 6, 2006 at 2:31 PM
i've playd only farcry n doom3(i'm not a frag freak)
so BFG in d3 n rocket launcher in fc
izzikio_rage
Apr 6, 2006 at 6:01 PM
good to see a post with everyone standing by their guns.

some that you missed out

1. redeemer in UT2k4 ... guided missile, and a warhead with enough blast radius to take out a city block. any small countries you want to take over?


2. Painkiller weapon in painkiller... a boost to you immunity complex

3. the UT2k4 sniper .... one shot one kill
ctrl_alt_del
Apr 7, 2006 at 2:54 AM
Topic is about the coolest weapons and yet no one has mentioned the Gravity Gun and Gravity Gun Redux? That one got to be one of the most radical weapon we have seen till date in any of the games. Throwing around stuff has never been so much fun. And though I havent used it in a HL2:DM game, friends tell me that there is a special pleasure in getting a kill with a toilet seat. :)

Another weapon that I would like to mention is the fibre wire used by Agent 47 in Hitman games. Though really not powerful, they certainly do have a cool factor to them. Nothing more staisfying then suffocate someone to death, cleanly without any blood, mafia style.

In the goofy yet powerful guns section, I would put Serious Sam's Cannon Gun. One shot and have your path all cleared. Oh yes, there is the Serious Bomb as well! How did I forget that? Seriously?
abhijit_reddevil
Apr 7, 2006 at 9:15 AM
Yes, the gravity gun in HL-2 requires special mention, but you cannot rely solely on that to get through heavy firefights. There was also a type of gravity gun in Doom3-resurrection of evil, in which you could throw, e.g. the fireball of the imp threw back to it.

I would like to add one more (obvious, missed it first time):

The gravity gun in HL-2
deathvirus_me
Apr 7, 2006 at 9:30 AM
One gun rule's them all : SBC Cannon .. in Serious Sam .....
KoRn
KoRn #8
Apr 7, 2006 at 9:54 AM
Magnum,cv-47/defender in CSS!
they're the best
blackleopard92
Apr 7, 2006 at 10:05 AM
The most dangerous weapon is lightsabre.
best defence and offence. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Imagine how would one feel when a sabre wielding guy runs to you while you frantically pump bullets into him for no effect.And then.... you get cloned!!!
QwertyManiac
Apr 7, 2006 at 10:15 AM
Tomb Raider's Pistol - Never runs out of bullets! VERY COOL :|
fnatic@play
Apr 8, 2006 at 8:21 PM
shock rifle , lightning gun in UT2k4 pwnz all! ...
and rail gun + rocket launcher in q3a...

all said n done... I use all the weapons equally... depending on the situation. in u2k4. I don play any other.
teknoPhobia
Apr 8, 2006 at 8:48 PM
There is a cult classic called fallout and The M 72 Gauss Rifle from the second game in the series is, in my opinion, the coolest weapon of all the games I've played till date.
Second in line comes the Browning M2 from Fallout: Brotherhood of steel
ymhatre
ymhatre #13
Apr 8, 2006 at 8:52 PM
All About Guns... NAhhhhhh
Wht abt Water sword in POP WW...
Lion sword... cool...
rockthegod
Apr 9, 2006 at 1:17 AM
deathvirus_me said:
One gun rule's them all : SBC Cannon .. in Serious Sam .....

Yeah baby.. tht along with the machinegun... ohh I miss those old adrenaline pumping days.

Others 4 me:
1) UT2k4: Redeemer.
2) Quake3/Doom3 : Big - ****ing -Gun a.K.a BFG
3) Far Cry: The Sniper
K
Apr 9, 2006 at 10:30 AM
hey there

Rocket launcher - HL2 , the UT series
OICW Rifle - Farcry
Magnum - CS
Flak Cannon - the UT series
S
saiaspire #16
Apr 9, 2006 at 5:40 PM
Nail Gun in FEAR
yrana2002
yrana2002 #17
Apr 9, 2006 at 9:37 PM
Well, nobody's ever mentioned the SC-20K in Splinter Cell.

No gun has so much variety as this one does.

Sniper Mode+Ring Airfoil Shooter+Sticky Shocker+Sticky Cam+Diversion Cam+Smoke Grenade+SMG....
ymhatre
ymhatre #18
Apr 9, 2006 at 10:19 PM
Why ALL oF u GUYS r Behind GUNS.....
isnt there any other Weapons around......
abhijit_reddevil
Apr 10, 2006 at 9:24 AM
@ymhatre: Of course, there is the Prince's sword in POP series and there is the knife in Farcry to slit open everyone's throat, if they are not careful.
teknoPhobia
Apr 10, 2006 at 7:20 PM
Lets not forget the Warthog in Halo Multiplayer, fast and 1 hit kill :p
blackleopard92
Apr 10, 2006 at 9:42 PM
LIGHTSABRE LIGHTSABRE LIGHTSABRE
ymhatre
ymhatre #22
Apr 10, 2006 at 10:20 PM
HOw abt Rocket Launcher in GTa Series.....
its cooler
Dipen01
Dipen01 #23
Apr 15, 2006 at 4:17 AM
Coolest:
Fibre Wire (Strangulation);)

Average:
Anaesthesia/Syringe :p

Meanest:
SG220 Silenced :)

I use this only when necessary and too not more than One Shot and so that shot ought to be Headshot :D

Regards,
Dipen
tarey_g
tarey_g #24
Apr 15, 2006 at 10:26 AM
Gravity Gun and laser guided rocket launcher from Half life 2.
Darthvader
Apr 15, 2006 at 11:52 AM
Definitely The Saber It Roxxx
And mua Being Vader The red one roxx more
zombie
zombie #26
Apr 16, 2006 at 12:19 PM
Redeemer from UT. Dragunov in IGI. Even Flak cannon is good but Redeemer takes the cake.
N
NitroNits #27
Apr 16, 2006 at 3:11 PM
COLT 1911 in MAFIA!!!!!!!! lolz
shaunak
shaunak #28
May 11, 2006 at 3:15 PM
>>Gravity gun
>light saber from the star wars games [really cool weapon]
>plasma rifle
>Anti aircraft gun from call of duty [ Wish it was portable though]
moshel
moshel #29
May 14, 2006 at 12:40 PM
i love the sword kinda thingy in GTA SA. its really gr8 chops ppl's head off like vegetables.

in guns i liked the chain gun in GTA SA. its also there in GODFATHER. thats one deadly weapon
softhunterdevil
May 15, 2006 at 11:58 AM
Hitman

Hitmanm uses the steel wire to strangle the enemy unnoticed ... cool