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Two-handed mêlée weapons

Tools concept

Player uses or can use melee weapons that require both hands to use, such as great swords, battle axes and staves.

88
games
24
platforms
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (Windows)
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
WIN 2001-06-21
Loren the Amazon Princess (Windows)
Loren the Amazon Princess
WIN 2012-05-04
Heirs to Skull Crag (Macintosh OS Classic)
Heirs to Skull Crag
MAC 1993-05
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale (Windows)
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale
WIN 2010-10-13
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II (Windows)
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II
WIN 2012
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (Windows)
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
WIN 2013-01-16
Jade Empire (Windows)
Jade Empire
WIN 2007-02-26
Baldur's Gate (Windows)
Baldur's Gate
WIN 1998-12-21
Wizardry 8 (Windows)
Wizardry 8
WIN 2001-11-15
Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together (PlayStation Portable)
Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together
PSP 2010-11-11
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PlayStation Portable)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
PSP 2007-05-10
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PlayStation)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
PS1 1999-07-31
These contrast with the usual sword and shield style most close-combat soldiers use (and they do it for a good reason).
Contrast:
* Dual-wielding - wielding a weapon in each hand

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Archaic weapons, Mêlée weapons

Related groups

Tools
Axes, Pole weapons, Swords, Unwieldy weapons

Games by year

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The first Two-handed mêlée weapons video game was released in 1983.

Blizzard, Beamdog and Winterwolves published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 32
Linux 20
Mac OS Classic 5
X360 4
Mac OS X 4
Pandora 2
Tandy Coco 2
PSP 2
MS-DOS 2
PS3 1
GamePark 32 1
NeXT 1
PS 1
Unix 1
PS2 1
Switch 1
Dreamcast 1
PS4 1
PS5 1
Xbox One 1
Nintendo DS 1
Xbox Series X 1
OS/2 1
Internet Only 1

Most common companies

Blizzard11
Beamdog7
Winterwolves6
JoWood Productions3
dtp entertainment3
SSI3
Interplay Entertainment2
Ubisoft2
Pixel Ferrets2
Square Enix2
Deep Silver2
Runic Games2
Eidos2
Torn Banner Studios2
Graphic Simulations2