Beam weapons
Tools theme
Includes energy weapons that produce a beam of energy (connected end-to-end with source and target) or particles that burns or otherwise disrupts the atomic or molecular structure of their targets.
451
games
54platforms
Alternate names: Directed-energy weapons, Particle beam weapons, Laser weapons, Energy beam weapons

WIN 2009-05-05

PS2 2006-10

WIN 2012-10

WIN 2008-12-08

WIN 2008-10-20

DOS 1994-03-26

WIN 2002-02-25

WIN 2008-09

MZ 1986-03

PS4 2014-09-24

WIN 2011-06-07

WIN 2005-10-31
Implied:
* Energy weapons
Similar:
* Stream projectors
Contrast:
* LASER bolts - LASERs should be beams, but these are not, and therefore not part of beam weapons.
* Energy weapons
Similar:
* Stream projectors
Contrast:
* LASER bolts - LASERs should be beams, but these are not, and therefore not part of beam weapons.
The fanciest among these are electrolasers or weapons that produce similar effect, outwardly appearing as lightning guns but the kind that produce straight firing electron bolt with no arcing.
Energy beams:
* Laser
* Electrolaser
Particle beams:
* Plasma
Does NOT include any sort of mass drivers or accelerators that propel physical objects to high speeds using various methods from small controlled explosions to magnetic rails.
Does NOT include weapons that are beam weapons only in name, such as lasers in Star Wars (see laser bolts tag for that). That is, beams connect from start point to the end point simultaneously, not travel the distance over time like a bolt does.
Energy beams:
* Laser
* Electrolaser
Particle beams:
* Plasma
Does NOT include any sort of mass drivers or accelerators that propel physical objects to high speeds using various methods from small controlled explosions to magnetic rails.
Does NOT include weapons that are beam weapons only in name, such as lasers in Star Wars (see laser bolts tag for that). That is, beams connect from start point to the end point simultaneously, not travel the distance over time like a bolt does.
The first Beam weapons video game was released on July 1971.
Electronic Arts, THQ and Activision published most of these games.
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