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This is also the mechanic that enables [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]. Sometimes it can also provide a renewable source of health or ammo pickups, especially in extended [[Boss Battle|Boss Battles]] (where it may overlap with [[Boss Arena Recovery]]).
Contrast [[Shoot the Bullet]], in which this is an extraordinary ([[Moment of Awesome]]/[[Cutscene Power to
Homing missiles and grenades are the most common candidates for this.
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* Many [[Shoot'Em Up]] games have oval- or oblong-shaped projectiles that the player can shoot down. Homing missiles in such games are ''usually'' destructible too.
* Most enemy projectiles in ''[[Cabal]]'' and ''[[Blood Bros.]]'' are destructible. It's easier to dodge them, though.
* Many projectiles in ''[[La
* In ''[[
* In the ''[[
* Some ''[[Mega Man (
* ''[[Guxt]]'' missiles can be shot.
* Most projectiles in [[Castlevania]] games.
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* In various ''[[Metroid]]'' games ([[Super Metroid]] in particular), certain projectiles can be destroyed for health or Missile refills during boss battles.
* ''[[Hero Core]]'' homing missiles.
* The Redeemer in ''[[
* Certain projectiles act this way in the ''[[Star Fox (
* In the ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'' series, every character can activate their shield to deflect projectiles, and can reflect them directly with perfect timing. Multiple characters like Fox, Ness, Mr. Game and Watch and Mario possess moves that can reflect or absorb projectiles. Most projectiles can also be canceled out by simply hitting them with an attack that has a higher priority.
* In ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', the player can punch or kick bullets and missiles back at targets while using slow motion, and can shoot them while in the Six Machine. This is crucial for defeating several bosses, including the Helicopter, Harrier Jet and both tanks.
* In ''[[
** You can also shoot a Huntsman arrow at rockets, and the rockets will disintegrate, leaving the arrow to continue unharmed.
* Most projectiles in ''[[Beat Hazard]]'' can be shot.
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'' (the [[Spiritual Successor|spiritual predecessor]] to ''[[Prototype (
* The last Ganondorf fight in ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' uses this. You have to play "tennis" with his energy balls.
* Bullet Bills in the Mario series are a gray area between "lifeless projectile" and "enemy character", considering that in the sidescrolling games you can [[Goomba Stomp]] them like any other enemy. However, it might be worth noting that in [[
* In ''[[Fallout]] 3'', held and thrown grenades can be shot to make them detonate prematurely. Of course, it's darn near impossible what with combat being so hectic and them being so small and fast. However, using [[Bullet Time|VATS]] mode allows you to select them and shoot them with far greater accuracy. There's something ''[[Video Game Cruelty Potential|special]]'' about the first time you detonate a wastelanders arm by shooting the grenade they planned to lob at you. And the following fifty.
* ''[[Terminator]] II: Judgment Day'' [[Arcade Game]]. During the sequence in the future, the enemy regularly throws bombs at you. You can shoot and detonate them before they hit you.
* [[
* In ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil 5|5]]'' you can shoot down thrown weapons like sickles or crossbow bolts. There is even an achievement/trophy for using your knife to deflect a crossbow bolt in ''[[Resident Evil 5]]''.
* This trope is the entire point of ''[[Missile Command]]''.
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* In the games of ''[[Battle City]]'' series, one of the main gameplay mechanics is being able to shoot down enemy projectiles.
* In ''[[Serious Sam]]'' series, the rockets fired from major biomechanoids can be shot down. In ''Serious Sam 1'', alduran reptiloids' slimeballs and many other projectiles are also destructible.
* In ''[[
* The rocks the Tank throws in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' can be shot down by gunfire, but it requires precise aim and a good amount of bullets to shoot a thrown rock slab out.
* In ''[[
* In [[Super Mario World]], you can destroy certain projectiles (like the fireballs and bones enemies throw) with the cape spin, which is useful if you've got nowhere to run.
== Non-videogame examples ==
* In ''[[Star Wars]]'', Jedi are able to deflect lasers by hitting them with a lightsaber.
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (
* ''[[Sinfest]]'', for [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3814 Devil is competent at point-defence].
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