Laser bolts
Culture concept
Within the depicted mythos, LASER weapons fire bolts of light rather than end-to-end connecting beams that hit their target in an instant.
94
games
24platforms
Alternate name: Slow lasers
ANDR 2011-11-10
LIN 2007
WIN 2007-02-05
WIN 2003-09-16
BBC 1983
N64 1997-08-24
WIN 2009-11-24
WIN 2009-03
WIN 2006-02-16
PS3 2013-08-23
PS1 1995
OSX 2013-04-25
If you can see the laser travelling from its start point to the end point of contact, then you're seeing laser bolts, regardless if it occupies the whole space between. Real lasers hit instantly their target (compare flashlight, laser is just much more focused).
Also, supposedly real-life laser weapons wouldn't even have a human visible beam anyway, but this is often ignored in games and other entertainment and not related to their slowness.
This should NOT be used for cases where the weapons are not clearly identified as laser weapons, as they could be some other vague made-up energy projectile weapons instead.
Also, supposedly real-life laser weapons wouldn't even have a human visible beam anyway, but this is often ignored in games and other entertainment and not related to their slowness.
This should NOT be used for cases where the weapons are not clearly identified as laser weapons, as they could be some other vague made-up energy projectile weapons instead.
Popular tags
cacophonicvoice canon dualism egyptian-theme entangled everyonesdead fixedshooter friendshipbeatdown futuristic interspecificconflict japanese-theme mechanicalvoice mmog openended redeemingbeatdown serious slavery starwars starwars-oldrepublic starwars-skywalker tactical technology-theme thx-1138 twitchshooter universallanguage warParent groups
Related group
Other
Visible LASERs
Games by year
The first Laser bolts video game was released in 1978.
LucasArts, 2K Games and Devolver Digital published most of these games.