Video Games are filled with some of the most iconic guns ever. These can range from absolutely realistic-looking real-world guns that look and feel exactly the same in-game. While the rest are crazy and creative weapons made out of mad fantasies.
Today, we shall be looking at some of the best and most iconic guns found in all of video games.
Video Games With The Most Iconic Guns
Needler (Halo series)
Needler is one of the most iconic guns in video games, period. When anyone brings up discussions about Halo weapons on how it revolutionized the FPS genre, the firearms are always brought up.
The needler, at first glance, looks like the most goofy design one has ever thought up for a gun. But when you get to use it, the idea is brilliant. There is a clear visual indicator of the ammo quantity, without using numbers.
It is also considered one of the most iconic and original sci-fi gun designs in games. It shoots charged-up needles that can home in on enemies.
Portal Gun (Portal Series)
The idea of a gun doesn’t always need to be aligned with firearms. Portal gun proves just that with its revolutionary design that allows players to create portals. The majority of its credit can be lent to the game design itself.
Portal franchise is one of the best puzzle platformers ever published by Valve in the present decade. The gun ushered in new ideas for techs that are echoed still today. The ability to hop from one part of a level design to another just by the creation of a portal.
This is what eventually translated to fast load times without loading screens in modern gaming. Also, the tech that allows modern games to switch levels and settings in the blink of an eye.
Ebony and Ivory (Devil May Cry series)
Guns are not really something that should be popular in hack-and-slash genre games. Players are often inclined to use a massive sharp sword to slice and dice their opponents. But here we are, because Devil May Cry clearly proved that guns are important in stylish games.
Ebony and Ivory may be the most iconic dual semi-automatic pistols that do not come from shooters. These guns are no normal weapons, just like everything else in the game, as they were forged out of the remains of demons, aptly dubbed as devil arms.
Ebony and Ivory are Dante’s trademark guns, which appear along with his iconic sword, Rebellion, always by his side in every game and promotional posters.
BFG (Doom)
You may not have heard about the BFG, or Big F***ing Gun, but there is no way you haven’t heard about Doom. It is a video game franchise that has been ported to almost every possible digital device which have a screen and can be controlled.
It is also the most important first-person shooter of all time, created by some of the greatest minds in video game history. But enough history about the franchise, which we have talked about several times. We are here to sell you on the BFG.
It is a gun that has appeared in the newer games as well as the old ones. It is one of the most iconic and original gun designs that perfectly encapsulates the boomer shooter genre. It can be used to plough through hordes of hellspawns.
Plasma Cutter (Dead Space)
The way the plasma cutter works in dead space, we can also label it as a sword. But by all means, you are pulling a trigger to shoot using the deadly weapon. This gun may not be as important as the rest of the game, but it sure is one of the most iconic video game guns.
Dead Space is a sci-fi horror game heavily inspired by IPs such as Alien. You step into the shoes of Issac Clarke, who has to escape from a mining ship that has been invaded by horrifying extraterrestrial enemies.
With the plasma cutter in your hands, you are able to shred through these terrifying alien creatures. The game gives players full control over physics and body horror. Allowing them to get creative with how they use the plasma cutter to slice the enemies.
AK-47 (Counter Strike)
The AK-47 might be one of the most recognized guns in all of history, even outside video game media. It’s completely poetic that this iconic weapon is also one of the most recognized and used guns of an iconic video game series like Counter-Strike.
The game does not need any formal introductions unless you are too old or are completely separated from the video game sphere. Counter-Strike, created by Valve, is one of the most important multiplayer first-person shooters ever.
It rightfully cemented the legacy of competitive video games among other sports, elevating the esports scene. AK-47 is considered the most dominant and economic weapon pick in the game.
Gravity Gun (Half-Life 2)
We just realized that there are a lot of Vlave games on this list. This just goes to show how influential the developers of the company are with their contributions. Similar is the case with the Half-Life series.
In the second game of the series, players are introduced to a revolutionary new gun called the gravity gun. The name originally given to the weapon, as per the game’s story, is Zero-Point Energy Field Manipulator.
It does exactly what the name suggests: allowing players to manipulate gravity. But the creative ways that it allows players to wield and use the gun are what set it apart from everything.
Golden Gun (GoldenEye 007)
Nintendo is not really the franchise that people turn to when we say the words ‘first-person shooter’. But people forget that they dipped their toes into the genre with the help of developer Rare once.
GoldenEye 007 is a console-exclusive title that was a tie-in game for the James Bond film. It is so popular that players on PC still try to emulate it with mouse controls. One of the most iconic guns from the game is the Golden Gun.
It is the signature weapon of the main villain in GoldenEye. But in the player’s hands, it is the strongest and iconic gun in the game, almost like a cheat code.
Laptop Gun (Perfect Dark)
It is a shame that a new entry in the Perfect Dark franchise may never see the light of day. This is because Xbox has shut down development of the upcoming entry. Regardless, the franchise will always be remembered for its iconic protagonist and gameplay.
Perfect Dark follows Joanna Dark, a female secret agent, who is pretty much a replica of James Bond in gameplay because the original game was developed by Rare. This series introduced us to a fantastic and interesting gun design.
The laptop gun is a submachine gun and is known by that name because it appears like a laptop. It also has a secondary mode, which transforms it into a turret called the sentry mode.
Ray Gun (Call of Duty)
What if a special and iconic gun were only available to players in a certain game mode? That would definitely make us mad, but in the present context, it makes sense. The Ray Gun should not be pulled out in competitive modes of Call of Duty, unless you want to get lynched by teammates.
It was originally introduced in Call of Duty: World at War and, since then, has become an iconic mainstay weapon for the zombie game modes. Visually, the gun appears like something straight out of Bioshock or some other steampunk horror media.
Beyond that, the gun is something that players always rush to find in the Zombies mode. Because it can one-shot kill any approaching harm.
