Second

We now come to the second part of the FPS extravamawavaganza, and for your sophisticated perusal today we have the best three Pistols, "Things that do the most damage in the least time", and Heavy Weapons.

The Pistols

Pistol - Halo
This is a pistol that was removed from Halo 2, simply for being so amazing as far as I can see. Given a choice between this and the rifle, for taking down the tougher enemies, the pistol triumphed. It wasn't so much a pistol rather than a one-handed rifle. It packed such a punch that in multiplayer only a couple of headshots killed. It could take down tanks and Banshees if you had the required skill, and yet it was the default weapon so often. This gets the award simply for being so bloody powerful.


Phoenix - Perfect Dark
Another wonderful Maian weapon, this could fire two kinds of bullets. "Normal" green bullets which did a fair amount of damage, or a feature that was unique at that point in FPS history - exploding bullets. These normally resulted in charred corpses and could even be used to destroy enemy spawn-points in singleplayer (an unexpected consequence I feel). Add to that it's cool looking, duel-wield-able, and fairly fast-firing for the damage it dealt out, and you've got a winner.

MagSec 4 - Perfect Dark
Yes, another PD weapon. The reasons for this one may seem rather vague, but basically it fired bursts of three. There's nothing particularly amazing about this, but since you could hold two and they reloaded in a rather cool way, it earns its place here. Too vague? Play Perfect Dark and you'll see why it's here. It could also snipe rather well for some inexplicable reason.

The Weapons That Do The Most Damage In The Least Time

Shotgun - F.E.A.R.
This category was originally called "Shotguns", but upon realising that nothing even comes very, very slightly close to beginning to come near a fraction of the brilliance of the FEAR shotgun, it was renamed. Anyway. This shotgun rocks. It's powerful, loud, and surprisingly good over range. But more importantly, it can do some of the most gory things to target. They can lose their legs/arms/heads if shot in the right place with this thing, have their bodies torn in half, or simply explode in a cloud of blood. Fantastic, as a friend of mine would say.


BFG - Doom
The "Big Fucking Gun", as it is nicely known. I could have included a picture of the original, but it was small and lo-res, like John Reid's face. This is the most devastating weapon in the Doom series, able to wipe out a whole room of most enemies in a single shot. Possibly the most powerful weapon ever made in an FPS - can anyone think of a stronger weapon? This gets in simply on account of the levels of devastation it can offer. Fun.


Dispersion Gun - Timesplitters Future Perfect
Note : This gun is not red. It's just the lighting. Also, it does not fire the missile you can see. I couldn't find a shot of it firing.
This fires charged-up blue blasts of energy, which warp space a little around them (a nice F.E.A.R-like effect) and send people flying backwards. It had a nice quick reload speed, but the best thing was using it against multiple enemies. You could send them all flying into the walls and the floor within seconds.

The Heavy Weapons

Slayer - Perfect Dark
A better picture, a better picture, my kingdom for a better picture. Still, you get the idea. It is a rocket launcher. You have two modes to choose from : traditional rocket, or "Fly-By-Wire". This fires a rocket, with a camera in the nose, and you can guide the rocket wherever you want! Such fun to chase people around or blast them when they least expect it. The only rocket launcher that can go round corners.

Repeating Cannon - F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R's graphics are not in-fact that poor, but this screenshot was captured using slow-mo, which changes and warps the graphics a little. It normally looks ubercool.
The Repeating Cannon does what it says on the box, fires shells at a rapid speed. Again, it can make people explode, has a nice space-warping effect, and generally destroys everything in sight. It comes with a nice supply of ammo, and looks good to boot.


Particle Weapon - F.E.A.R
The gun is the dark thing on the right, by the way. It fires a purple beam of energy which rips through everything (with cool, fractal-like graphics) and turns the enemy into nothing more than charred skeletons. What more could you ask for? Nothing, that's what.
It's an instant kill on most enemies, an excellent sniper weapon, doesn't come too late in the game for you to have fun with it, and has a fairly good supply of ammo. Oh, I forgot to mention. The charred corpses also then crackle with electricity.



And there you have it! The top 18 FPS weapons ever! However, a few came close but just failed to make the cut. These will be mentioned soon.
Tomorrow : Half-life 2 Episode 1 review.
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