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*** One supplement for the game even included a weapon that was basically a pistol chambered for shotgun shells. Even the book commented on how brutal that'd be on the user's wrist. Then again, a somewhat similar weapon also [http://www.taurususa.com/gun-selector-results.cfm?series=41&toggle=tr exists in real life], even though it's only chambered for .410 gauge/.45 Long Colt and isn't nearly as hard on the shooter as a heavier gauge might be.
** Averted in ''[[D20 Modern]]'', however, as the lead equipment designer for that game has admitted a personal distaste for this trope. Shotguns are markedly inferior to assault rifles or submachineguns, and sawed-off models hold no particular advantage.
* Also curiously averted in ''[[Warhammer
** In the related ''[[Necromunda]]'' game however, the shotgun is many a ganger's trusty weapon. Not only is it more powerful than the rest of the store-bought weapons (balanced by the shorter range); but when firing slugs the target is pushed back a bit. ''Necromunda'' features lots of thin catwalks spanning between high buildings. [[Railing Kill|Do the math.]]
** Space Marines in 5th Edition have access to shotguns [[Word of Dante|equipped with man-stopper rounds]], upgrading their strength to that of a bolter and making them slightly more useful.
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* {{spoiler|Ryouko}} wields one of these in ''[[Saya no Uta]]''. It's played realistically, though, and the character has trouble with the weapon due to insufficient knowledge of how to care for the shells properly.
* Played dead straight with the damage upgrade to ''[[BioShock (series)]] 2's'' shotgun; the game literally says sawing off the barrel makes it deal more damage. Precisely why the developers think long-barreled shotguns actually exist is anyone's guess.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' features the sawed-off shotgun as the first shotgun type weapon you can get. It has pretty horrible range, but against marauding ninja kitties, there's no better weapon. Well, until you get the coachgun (aka the non-sawed-off shotgun).
* The ''[[Gears of War]]'' series has always involved [[Complacent Gaming Syndrome|heavy abuse]] of its shotgun, and now the trailer for the upcoming third game has revealed a new sawed-off, double-barreled variety.
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* [[Mafia]], a game heavily inspired by gangster films, features this weapon prominently. Especially in the mission where you are given the ''lupara'' to take out the traitorous informant.
* The Near-Sighted Assassin from ''[[Ghost Trick]]'' uses one. Lynne even comments on how he's probably just trying to enforce the [[Rule of Cool]] by doing so.
* Gallows, the [[Big Guy]] (well, even if he looks like one, in fact he's more a [[Black Magician Girl|Black Magician Amerindian]]) from ''[[Wild
* ''[[Jagged Alliance]] 2'' features the pump-action [[wikipedia:File:My Serbu.jpg|Serbu Super-Shorty]], which comes factory-manufactured as a super-sized handgun. The description [[Invoked Trope|invokes the trope]] by noting that it saves time-consuming hacksaw work. They are usually regarded as [[Awesome but Impractical]] as backup weapons since smaller, lighter handguns like the FN Five-SeveN are much faster to draw and fire, and most players instead load them with a clip of [[Shoot Out the Lock|lockbuster rounds]] as an instant lockpick.
* ''[[Payday: The Heist]]'' features the [[wikipedia:File:My Serbu.jpg|Serbu Super-Shorty]] [[AKA-47|as the Locomotive 12G.]] Compared to the game's other shotgun, it has paltry range but a very fast fire rate, and it's puny magazine size (four shells) can be upgraded by two.
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