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** In the original ''Doom'' games neither of the energy weapons have any sights (though with the [[BFG]] [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|you really don't need them]]). The rocket launcher sports both a rear sight and a pistol grip to make it viable, but said sight can't be seen in first person.
* Averted somewhat with ''[[Gears of War]]''; the lancer has iron sights. But none of the other guns do.
** In the sequel the Hammerburst has been redesigned and now has sights but the [[Short
* Averted in ''[[Perfect Dark]] Zero''. All the guns can be fired from their gun sights.
* ''[[Fallout]] [[Fallout 3|3]]'''s hunting rifle has no iron sights at all (which is funny, given that it was one of the few guns in the first two games that could be scoped,) but it's strangely one of the more accurate long-range guns in the game.
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*** It becomes somewhat more consistent if all mods are added - laser rifles get a scope. In addition, the Gun Runners' Arsenal DLC somewhat fixes this by adding versions of default laser/plasma weapons to which ironsights can be attached.
*** As a general rule, low tech guns (revolvers, small automatic pistols, simple rifles, and the classic plasma defender, for example) have good iron sights, but the high tech weapons like the high-end autopistols and nearly all energy weapons lack them unless you add a scope on your own. Generally the low end weapons seem to be designed to work well, and the high end weapons seem designed to look cool.
* Required in ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare]] 2'', after an EMP strike which renders aftermarket gunsights useless. This requires the use of firearms with iron sights, thus forcing the player to [[Throw
** Couldn't you just [[Fridge Logic|remove the optics?]] The iron sights are still on the gun after all.
*** No; the game engine doesn't let you, and just about every gun in the game has its iron sights removed if optics are mounted. However, you can find an M4 without optics a while before your first firefight in that mission.
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* Averted in ''[[Dead Space (Franchise)|Dead Space]]'' if you look closely. The pulse rifle, which is the only weapon in the game that was actually designed to be used ''as a weapon'' rather than a mining tool, does indeed have iron sights on it (although like all weapons in the game, you aim it using a laser pointer instead).
* Averted with most of the guns in ''[[Borderlands (Video Game)|Borderlands]]'' naturally, since the game allows you to aim down the sights. There are a few pistols that don't have sights, though.
* Several guns in ''[[Planet Side]]'' don't have any recognizable iron sights. The Terran Republics' Cycler assault rifle, which is the most accurate automatic weapon in teh game, has no iron sights or optics. The Vanu Sovereignty's Pulsar assault rifle has no iron sights, but it has a scope affixed to the side of the gun - the wrong side, meaning soldiers would have to hold the gun sideways to use it. The New Conglomerate, which relies on more old fashioned technology, has iron sights on all their weapons, including their [[BFG|Jackhammer]] shotgun which has an [[Short
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