With the rise of First Person Shooters now there is a lot of guns to choose from. This list which really is in no particular order is a list of (as the title suggests) my favorite video game guns. Keeping in mind I’m picking from games I have already played so if you get offended by this list, I may have not played the game. Here it goes!


The Gravity Gun (Half Life 2)
This gun needs no introduction. Valve did it right. When you finally get that upgrade and the Gravity Gun can pick up humans and throw them it is so satisfying and fun. Also what else is better than picking up big rusty saw blade and launching at a crab head zombie, slitting them in half. I think the best use of this gun is at the end of Episode 2 (not giving anything away hopefully) Fuck you stryders!


Bullseye Mk. 1 or Mk 2 (Resistance 2)
I love the way it sounds when it fires, I love the way it sounds when it reloads and I love the way it looks. It’s got some kick ass blinking lights on the side of it either red or blue depending on what Model you have. It also has this fin/spin looking thing on the top of the rifle that is constantly in a wavy motion. The just looks kool and its magazine is huge. It is my weapon of choice for that game.


Combat Shotgun (Syphonfilter 1)
Do any of you remember this gun? Way back in the PS1 days if you wanted to ‘fuck someone up’ with a shotgun you used this. It blew your enemies away! If they had a flak jacket, no problem it can easily take them out. The only difference in Syphonfilter between the combat shotgun and the regular shotgun is this had a red handle. OH yeah! Bad ass is right! Also the name just kicks ass too, it’s not just an average shotgun it’s a COMBAT shotgun. Sorry couldn't get the pic so we will settle for the box art.


Sky Hammer Mortar (Vigilante 8)
I love car combat games and this weapon was my favorite of all time. I used its special attack (I think its up, up, down, fire machine gun) which took 4 shots and combined it into one and when it hit it would take off a good chunk of life and would leave a crater. After you shoot it up into the air it would lock on to an enemy and usually hit them. It was a great way to kill enemies long range from across one side of the map.


M4 (Call Of Duty 4)
This gun has everything. Its accurate, it doesn’t have a lot of recoil, it has great distance and its powerful. Customize it any way you want I prefer it with the red dot sight but this gun handles like a dream. Online it is my weapon of choice in almost all the levels except the smaller enclosed ones such as Vacant. I started using this gun on prestige mode. Before I used the Ak47 the majority of the time but after I tried out the M4 and realizing how much more superior it is to the Ak47 I couldn’t go back. It felt dirty at the beginning, you know, using something new and casting what you used to use for such a long time off to the side, like I was cheating on the AK47 with a better looking more sexier designed gun....wait a minute where was I going with this?


FAMAS (Metal Gear Solid 1)
There are a lot of guns in the Metal Gear universe. Sure I could have picked the Stinger missile launcher or the SOCOM or some of the new guns in MGS 4 but people tend to forget their humble beginnings. Not me! The one and only assault rifle in the PS1 version of the game and let me tell you boy, what a good choice it was. Select the bandana and this gun and that’s all you need for the blood fest known as the ‘stairwell part’ in MGS1. That is my favorite part in that game and I don’t know anyone else who really likes it. This gun looks awesome with its sleek design and that bar thing on the top of it, almost like a brief case handle. This IS an assault rifle and I’m waiting eagerly for other games to have this gun in them. Infantry Ward make it happen for the next Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare!!!!!


Shock Rifle (Unreal Tournament 3)
I chose this model because I think it looks better than the rest. The rifle is still the same in every game but in Unreal Tournament 3 it was a great ally when you where playing online. Its primary/secondary shot combo is still one of the best uses of weaponry in video game history. When you master it you are a force to be reckoned with both on and offline. Not to mention that explody thingy is just fucking kool looking.


Flak Cannon (Unreal Tournament 1)
There are many models and designs of this gun but the first model seen in Epics original Unreal Tournament back in 2000 is the best. Seeing your enemies splatter into little meat bits is very rewarding in that game and the Flak cannon provides you can do that with almost every single shot. Primary fire is a flak burst that shoots out hot shards of metal at your opponent and secondary fire shoots out a cannon ball like object that explodes on contact. If you can master physics and love exploding bodies this weapon is for you. Epic games always had some crazy weapons but this one is the craziest of all.

I tried to write this article in a way to fetishize the guns I have talked about for comedic reasons. Hopefully I have prevailed for the most part. But my concern is hearing what you D-Toiders have to say. What are your favourite guns? Do you agree or disagree with my list?
Thanks for reading.