Standard FPS Guns: Difference between revisions

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** [[Chainsaw Good|Chainsaw]]: Melee weapon of outstanding power and coolness, but actual usefulness [[Awesome but Impractical|varies from game to game]]. While an actual chainsaw is the original, any melee weapon that's designed to compete with the rest of one's arsenal (even if it's your only one) fits the definition.

** As more and more games incorporate melee attacks using guns, this is quickly becoming [[Discredited Trope|Discredited]], except where [[Rule of Cool]] is concerned.

* [[Handguns|Pistol]]: Weak beginning weapon with plentiful ammo. In many FPS games, often for [[Competitive Balance|balance purposes]], the pistol will be [[Sniper Pistol|more accurate]] and/or [[Punch-Packing Pistol|more lethal]] than an automatic weapon shooting the same (or more powerful) caliber.]] In many others, however, the pistol will be an [[Emergency Weapon]], used only when you're out of ammo for everything else. Oftentimes in the latter situation, the pistol will be given [[Bottomless Magazines|unlimited ammo]] and take the place of the knife. Also tends to be the only weapon that can be [[Stealth-Based Mission|silenced]] or usable [[Down the Drain|underwater]].

* [[Handguns|Pistol]]: Weak beginning weapon with plentiful ammo. In many FPS games, often for [[Competitive Balance|balance purposes]], the pistol will be [[Sniper Pistol|more accurate]] and/or [[Punch-Packing Pistol|more lethal]] than an automatic weapon shooting the same (or more powerful) caliber. In many others, however, the pistol will be an [[Emergency Weapon]], used only when you're out of ammo for everything else. Oftentimes in the latter situation, the pistol will be given [[Bottomless Magazines|unlimited ammo]] and take the place of the knife. Also tends to be the only weapon that can be [[Stealth-Based Mission|silenced]] or usable [[Down the Drain|underwater]].

** [[Revolvers Are Just Better|Revolver]]: Sometimes called a magnum, this is usually [[Hand Cannon|the larger, more powerful counterpart]] to the regular pistol, capable of killing most enemies in [[One-Hit Kill|one]] or a few shots. Can alternatively be a more modern [[Hand Cannon]] like a Desert Eagle. Sometimes, it will function as a dinky Marksman Gun [[Sniper Pistol|or even a sniper rifle in its own right]].

** [[Guns Akimbo|Dual Pistols]]: An occasional upgrade to the otherwise weak pistol is to let you wield two of them and at least [[More Dakka|shoot faster]].

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* ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|Golden Eye 1997]]'' has a rocket launcher which holds four rockets at most.

* ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' has two rocket launchers: one with homing abilities and the other which can be remotely steered (leaving the pilot vulnerable while firing it).

''[[Darkwatch]]'' has a naval signal flare launcher modified to fire explosives, with [[Drop the Hammer|a studded maul built]] into it.

* ''[[Darkwatch]]'' has a naval signal flare launcher modified to fire explosives, with [[Drop the Hammer|a studded maul built]] into it.

* ''[[Killing Floor]]'' has the L.A.W., which is so heavy that no other weapon save your starting knife and pistol can be carried in conjunction with it. It inflicts horrific damage to compensate for this.