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This question was raised in another forum that I frequent, so I was curious to see what other people had to say about this subject.

In my opinion, the coolest weapons were


The Cerebral Bore from Turok 2 - nothin better than launching projectiles at dinosaurs that would latch onto their skull, drill into it, then explode.

The Snark from Half-Life - throwing these off the tops of buildings at everything was good fun indeed.

the_marq

I'm still in favour of the orignal "Big Fuckin' Gun 9000" from Doom. Mostly cause it has a cool name, but also cause it was staight to the point.

Although in current games I would say my favourite is the Flak Cannon in the UT series.

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Hanabal

the disk in tron 2.0, its all around usefulness cant be beat.

but i love the sound of the wrench in opposing forces.

another one was one that you couldnt use, it was being fired at you. the blaster rifle IG88 used in one of the jedi knights i think. the rate of fire was just scary, and even one hit would destroy anything

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Caphreak

lightsaber in jedi outcast or even KOTOR

their dueling actions were awesome

gamerguy

Taishi Chi's weapons on Dynasty warriors 4, they are two giant stone clubs(closest word for them). They hurt so badly too.

bundy

i'm a big fan of sniper rifles.
halos sniper rifle comes to mind immediately.
i guess for hand to hand or close range weapons i like the Python in Vice City, Goldbrand in Morrowind (although i never got a chance to create my own), and Lionheart (??) from FFVIII.

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jasonresno

Sniper Rifles...hmm I like the American Sniper from MOHAA. For closer battles I absolutely LOVE Halos shotgun..

Bob Biter

"Ahhh... the shottie..."

Say it in the sleaziest, most sadistic way you can and you'll get a glimpse of what my Halo games are like. Love the shottie. Kills Flood dead.

A close second would be Ivy's sword in Soul Caliber 2, especially when you pull off a throw from behind your opponent. Absolute bad-assness! Choke, you fucker! Choke!




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Stare At The Sun

I like Halo's Pistol. So very very powerful.

opackfan

i have always loved the chainsaw in doom i went charging into many a battle with that gaspowered-death-machine

Kllr Wolf

my faveroite has been the dual pistols in UT. I would get lot more kills with those over any other weapon.

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Destrox

Disc Launcher - Tribes 1 or 2. Hands down.

When combined with the Elf, its deadly.

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MSD

I'm going old-school.

The original C&C Ion Cannon

Chingal0

Katana in Silent Hill

and

The Lightsaber

and

any shotgun in any game

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tokaok

needler from halo, just plaing fun, feels great while shooting, and shits blows up dead.

jhericurl21

Dual Beretta's-Payne

hulk

Man, the original WSTE-M Combat Shotguns from Marathon jizzed all over Halo's shottie. Double-barreled sawnoff shotguns, one in each hand, alternating fire. Packs more punch than a grenade. Clears a room of Pfhor faster than a fat man clears a pizza.

Droolage.

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The Ripper from Unreal Tournament, which shoots spinning razor discs. Creative and effective.

There's a mod for BF1942 called Wasteland 2042. Overall it kinda sucks, but it has a makeshift weapon about the size of a rocket launcher that shoots a bunch of rebar spikes. That's enjoyable too.

maximus

the best weapon in any game is the one that captain olimar uses in his game. anyone not familiar with him, he is the spaceship commander in PIKMIN. how can u not love using small plantlike things with flowers on their heads to kill big chompy chomp things. if i had to choose a weapon going into a dogfight with halo or cloud or samus, i would go in with a pikmin in each hand! ya! (both yellow of course, so they could be holding bombs.)

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losthellhound

Im trying to remember the game, its a giant robo anime style first person shooter. You spent half your time in a mech, the other running around on foot..

One of your "weapons" is a cat toy that you need to get some cat out of a cooling grate by squeezing it

The real fun is when you're faced with civilians.. when you fire any weapon near a civilian they cringe and yell in terror.. even the cat toy (which makes a "MEZAVCLAW MEZAVCLAW MEZAVCLAW" sound when you "fire" it)

much fun

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Destrox

Shogo: Mobile Suit or somthing..

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Redjake

The RC-P90 from Goldeneye.
The Cerebral Bore from Turok 2.
The Firestorm Cannon from Turok 2.
The Laptop Gun from Perfect Dark.
The Rocket Launcher in Halo.
The Slayer Rocket Launcher in Perfect Dark (control the rocket in first person)
The Flak Cannon in UT
The PKM in Desert Combat
The Assault Rifle in Desert Combat
The Magsec 4 in Perfect Dark
The gun in Perfect Dark that looked like it ate 2X4s as clips (can't remember name)
Farsight XR-1 in Perfect Dark (Look through walls 'til the end of the level!!!)
The BFG 9000 (no explanation needed)

And who can forget the C4 in Battlefield 1942/Desert Combat

Good times

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Kadath

The enchanted gladius from Eternal Darkness was pretty badass, but my vote goes to:
The Vulcan cannon in Total Annihilation. A high-speed Big Bertha...gorgeous!

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bltzkriegmcanon

The Redeemer (UT)
Lightsabers (all SW games) especially the saber-staff. For me, this is the biggest badass weapon all time.

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nukeu666

hmmm......

napalm launcher&dynamite from BLOOD (i love it when the cultists shout 'IT BURNS, IT BURNSSSSS'
pitchfork-blood (squish squish)
voodoo doll-blood (poke poke ,ur dead)

sniper rifle(love the one in mohaa)

+3 blessed rustproof magicbane from NETHACK :P

lightsaber-offense and defence extreme

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I liked the screwdriver in Vice City, primal....

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NeverBorn

Do mechs themselves count as a weapon?

Mephex

I too love the flak cannon in UT, dual pistols is also fun.

UT really has a lot of great weapons, I liked the razor gun too, was a blast to decap many enemies.

Old skool though ? Would have to be the airhook in quake It was great to hang in a corner with the rocket launcher, or pull-frag, just a great tool more then a weapon I guess.

My current favorite would have to be the Apache in BF1942 : DC

clavus

The shrink-ray in Duke Nukem.

Shrink your opponent down, then squish him with your boot.

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floonine

I really like the crossbow from XIII, but mostly because of how gratifying head shots are in that game. Other than that, knives all the way... especially in XIII and in SoF. IN THA FACE

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Gortexfogg

The gauntlet from Quake III. It's just too much fun.

BuddyHawks

Buriza-Do Kyanon
Balista
from v1.08 diablo.
+150-200% Enhanced Damage
+2.5 Max damage per clvl
Adds 32-196 cold damage, 8 Seconds Cold Length
+100% Chance of Hit Piercing Target
80% Increased Attack Speed
Hit Freezes Target
+35 to Dexterity
+75-150 Defense

combined with guided arrow, add some sockets... oh baby

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charlesesl

Saberstaff (KOTOR and jedi Outcast) one badass weapon

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Lasereth

How about the Enchanted Elephant Gun that shot Nitro Slugs in Eternal Darkness? Ha ha, everytime he shot it would shove him back. If you loaded and shot both barrels at once, it threw him on the floor.

Probably the Custom Shotgun in Resident Evil 2 as well.

Most of the weapons in Desert Combat make the list.

-Lasereth

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Hanabal

hane to add the little cute doll from a Q2 mod cant remember.

also the sawed off from action quake 2, it blew everything away.

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Mr. Mojo

How about the:

Age of Empires 2 <b>Trebuchet </b> All castles will tremble.

It has the coolest sound when firing…


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sinjien

Going old school here...the spread gun for the original Contra (don't remember?...n you call yourself a gamer..pity).

The auto shotgun for Max Payne 2 cleared many a room
Rikimaru's blade from Tenchu (pick any of the three)
The snake-headed grappling hook used by Scorpion in Mortal Kombat (this does count as a weapon right?)
The RVG minigun in Brute Force. Having dual mini's with Tex is
quite fun
The plastic bag in Manhunt. Its cool factor is questionable but
there is a very disturbing joy derived from using it

Apokx

Ultima Weapon. (any of them really,they all rocked)

Krycheck

Spider mines in UT2k4

and The Land Shark gun in Armed and Dangerous. Name says it all

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rockzilla

This doesn't really count, but a friend of mine made a spaceship dogfighting game called "Orion" back in HS. One of the weapons you could arm your ship with was the "People Gun". You fired stick men (your own crew) at the enemy, it cost you some of your health, but it did more damage to your opponent.
Nothing says "You got served" like beating someone with the People gun.
For games that everyone's played, I nominate the wind-up shoe from SMB3.