[Top10] Video Game Weapons: Part 1

Every week (or fortnight), I'll post a 'Top 10' list pertaining to some aspect of video games. These could range from anything like protagonists, antagonists, vehicles or even food. For my first list, I will start off with iconic weapons that have grown from being a series' signature to defining entire genres of video games today.

Let it be known that this list is purely my personal ranking.
Here we go with this week's 10 Ten! 

Life is full of tough decisions. This is one of them.

10. Egg - Resident Evil 4 & 5

When you're facing an onslaught of zombies all alone, you need to be resourceful and use elements in your environment to defend yourself by any means necessary. However, players in Resident Evil found that instead of valuable handgun rounds, game designers decided to leave behind chicken eggs to lob at zombies. While a thrown egg may do very little damage to an undead army, the slapstick humour of the ensuing situation is killer.

9. Self pleasuring device - Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas

No image necessary here. Anyone who's had enough game time on GTA San Andreas will know that one of the most fun weapons is in fact, not the rocket launcher. Truly, there is nothing like walking into a ghetto, making an elaborate gang sign with your hand and then proceeding to beat innocent pedestrians to death with a large purple phallus.

I went akimbo before it was cool.

8. Chaingun - Wolfenstein 3D

This one's a bit of an oldie, but vintage gamers will remember it with fond memories: of poking guards in the butt with knives and stealing treasure. I am not referring to the London riots, but instead an MS-DOS game called Wolfenstein 3D. The chaingun in the game was a real hoot,  especially because of the evil face the character made when he picked it up. Not to mention the fact that it pretty much mowed down everything ahead.

CQC : Close Quarters Cuisine

7. Fork - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

The theme of the Metal Gear series has always been 'on-site' procurement of weapons and equipment. Sometimes, you have to make do with whatever you find, and in most cases, weapons are taken from enemies and used against them. In this case, that enemy was hunger. While it might not be the most effective of weapons against guards, sometimes a top secret operative needs to do a little forking.

Now you see it, now you don't.

6. Hidden blade - Assassin's Creed

Here's something that would make you want to think twice before shaking someone's hand. Possible one of the only practical weapons on this list, the hidden blade is quick, quiet and gets the job done. As it has evolved over the years, the need to get rid of a perfectly good ring finger was eliminated. Need a back-scratcher for those hard to reach areas? A toothpick while you're leaping across rooftops? Perhaps something to skewer kebabs onto while you're making a getaway? The hidden blade may just be for you.

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