
Initially designed to help players with heavy lifting, it soon becomes one of the most awesome firearms around - and it doesn’t even need ammo. The first of two unconventional guns on our list, the Gravity Gun (or Zero Point Energy Field Manipulator) first appeared in Half-Life 2. It was eventually toned down a bit to balance the game out, but the AWP is fondly remembered as one of the greatest guns in gaming. It had incredible zoom and was virtually a one-shot kill anywhere on the enemy body. Speaking of over-powered weapons, the AWP Sniper Rife from Counterstrike fits the bill. A part of the real world Action International Arctic Warfare series of bolt-action sniper rifles, it was a favourite for many CS players. Call of Duty fans will probably remember the duel-wielding 1887’s from Modern Warfare 2 - so powerful that the developers had to quickly nerf them in a patch. We especially enjoyed the fictional version from Bioshock that could fire exploding buckshot. There’s no particular game that popularized the shotgun. There’s something about the sudden burst of short range violence that just feels so good. Whether they were over-used, over-powered, and or just plain fun to use, here are our picks for the 10 greatest guns in video game history.Įveryone loves a shotgun. They range from realistic replicas of actual military firearms to fantastical science fiction creations. Over the years, thousands of different weapons have been included in first- and third-person shooters. From some of the first successful examples like Doom and Wolfenstein to current blockbuster versions of Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Halo, the shooter game has always been one of the most popular genres of every video game generation.
