11 Gaming Weapons We Want on Guns in Gears of War 3
- November 07, 2008 17:49 PM PST
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Chainsaws were only the beginning...
With Gears of War 2 out, we've once again fallen in love with the Chainsaw Bayonet. But why should that be the only weapon attached to a gun? Plumbing through the entire history of non-guns in gaming, we've collected 11 other weapons made famous in other video games that would be even more awesome if combined with an assault rifle.
11- Pitchfork (Blood)
The pitchfork from cult-hit horror FPS Blood may seem like just your ordinary gardening instrument, but it's actually the coolest incarnation of the multi-pronged tool we've seen in a game. Not only can this thing stab onrushing enemies, but a carefully aimed thrust can rip the head off your attacker's shoulders.
10- Giant Hammer (Donkey Kong/Smash Bros.)
Nobody expects to see a giant mallet on the edge of a gun. It's a well known fact, though, that swinging a giant hammer up and down while a fun little tune plays makes you nearly invincible. Unless one of the Horde times a barrel throw to hit you during the upswing.
9- Tazer (Condemned)
You know what sucks about trying to shoot somebody? They're always trying to move out of the way? Condemned's Ethan Thomas had the right idea with his taser weapon. Unfortunately, he usually followed up the zapping by smacking his hobo enemies with a piece of rebar. Marcus and Co. would just fill the poor sizzling sap with lead.
8- Halo Energy Sword (Halo)
Sticking Halo's Covenant Energy Sword onto a gun would essentially function like a sci-fi version of the bayonet. But unlike a regular bayonet, spearing and slicing enemies up close with the Energy Sword's dual blades would do twice the damage as a last-resort weapon.
7-Whip (Castlevania)
Okay, so a long strand of leather isn't the first thing you'd think would make a good weapon attachment, but desperate times call for desperate measures. When you run out of ammo and an enemy swaggers towards you thinking he has the advantage, how awesome would it be to go all Indiana Jones on his ass and yank the gun out of his hand? And let us not forget the new swinging abilities it would offer the normally ground-based group in Gears...
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- Nov 07 2008 at 06:11:41:PM PST
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burns826 wrote:
this is a really stupid list, i only see the nail gun as a possibility
it is sad u don't see the many possibilities of anything on the list
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I really like the Giant Hammer idea , maybe some magic mushrooms and you can whomp the hell out of the Locusts ! And maybe a Magic Kingdom setting and break blocks and not be Marines but Plumbers and maybe not Locusts but Goombas!
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Funny related story: Cliff Bleszinski said they considered these types of ideas for Gears 2, and told me they had a big meeting where Epic designers came up with a bunch of ideas. He said "when it got to belt sanders, we decided we'd had enough." He said he considers the chainsaw to be the "light saber" of the Gears series.
Great list, though. I'd add the buzzsaw Ripper from Dead Space.
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ViciousSid wrote:
Funny related story: Cliff Bleszinski said they considered these types of ideas for Gears 2, and told me they had a big meeting where Epic designers came up with a bunch of ideas. He said "when it got to belt sanders, we decided we'd had enough." He said he considers the chainsaw to be the "light saber" of the Gears series.Great list, though. I'd add the buzzsaw Ripper from Dead Space.
I'd attach a Gravity Gun for kicks :)
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a grappling hook is the only thing on this list with any practical use (and maybe the tazer)
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