Weapons are a fundamental part of games. From simple pistols to magical artifacts and advanced futuristic technologies, weapons are often the primary tools players use to face challenges and achieve objectives in many titles.
However, there are cases in which these weapons and items, conceived to increase the player's power, end up unbalancing or even spoiling the experience in all sorts of situations. In this article, we will explore these weapons in more detail—items that should have remained hidden behind unlock "codes" instead of appearing in the base game.
Fat Man Mini Nuke – Fallout 3
In the world of Fallout, nuclear war devastated the planet. In a setting like that, who would imagine carrying portable, active nuclear weapons? The simple answer is "no one would do that," but that is exactly what happens in Fallout 3, where a weapon called the Fat Man launches miniature nuclear bombs that destroy your enemies—something many fans condemned as ridiculous.
The Fat Man can reach up to 150 meters away, obliterating enemies and causing an enormous nuclear explosion that will destroy everything and everyone in its path.
Satellite Rain Weapon – Syndicate Wars
In Syndicate Wars, you control four heavily armed warriors. But one weapon in particular stands out: Satellite Rain. It fires tungsten-uranium rods from space, instantly destroying any target and its surroundings.
Knights of the Round – Final Fantasy VII
The "Knights of the Round" from Final Fantasy VII is one of the most legendary and powerful summons in the video game universe. This attack summons a dozen Knights of the Round Table, followed (apparently) by King Arthur himself, to utterly devastate any enemy in the way. Each Knight can deal between 8,500 and 9,999 hit points of damage, which means that when the extremely long summon ends, the Knights have already dealt between 100,000 and 130,000 points of damage, easily killing enemies.
BFG-9000 – Doom
Doom is not an easy game, since there are few games in which you literally descend into Hell to fight an enormous army of demons. It is definitely not an easy task. But the BFG-9000 does not merely even the odds—it changes them so drastically that even the forces of Hell now bow before the player.
The "Big Fu *** ng Gun" (which is literally what BFG means) is an enormous weapon that fires balls of green plasma at your enemies. These globes are extremely powerful, capable of taking down nearly every enemy with a single shot. Even the game's giant monsters that remain standing after one shot fall after two or three. The weapon is extremely "overpowered," and despite that, many people had fun using it against enemies, causing the BFG-9000 to become a classic of FPS games.
Metal Blade – Mega Man 2
Of the countless weapons Mega Man acquires by defeating villainous robots, perhaps none is as iconic as the Metal Blade from Mega Man 2. Fans still debate why such a powerful weapon exists within the game, since it is almost "nonsensical" and unlike the game's other weapons.
The Metal Blade can fire in eight different directions, making it extremely effective against several enemies. You can fire four blades before losing a single bar of weapon energy. The weapon has 28 energy bars, meaning you can fire 112 blades before needing to recharge. Most impressive of all, a single blade can pass through an entire row of enemies without the slightest hesitation.
Crissaegrim – Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
The Crissaegrim is a legendary weapon that appears in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, one of the most acclaimed games in the Castlevania series.
When Alucard, the protagonist of Symphony of the Night, wields the Crissaegrim, he can deliver a rapid series of strikes with devastating effectiveness. Despite being a popular choice among players, many still debate the imbalance the weapon brings to the game. Its exceptional speed and reach can make many enemy and boss encounters far too easy, removing some of the challenge that is essential to the Castlevania gameplay experience.
