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Crossbows

Tools entity

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311
games
51
platforms

Alternate names: X-bows, Arbalests

Note, this is NOT for the siege weapons that share the same shape (ballistae).

Crossbows were infamous when they were invented since they made full plate armor absolutely useless, the bolt could easily penetrate the protective metal and fatally wound the person supposedly protected from all harm. This allowed a completely untrained peasant to trivially kill a knight who had years of experience behind them despite their heavy armor. However, modern body armor can block crossbow bolts due to their need to block bullets (though conversely modern armor tends to be quite useless against blunt weapons like hammers).
Related: (weapons)
* Bows

Related:
* Projectile physics
* Projectile recovery
* Archery (as the sport)

Similar:
* Speargun

Related: (pre-modern projectile weapons)
* Thrown weapons
* Slings

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Parent groups

Archaic weapons, Ranged weapons

Games by year

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The first Crossbows video game was released in 1980.

Bethesda Softworks, SSI, Ubisoft and Square Enix published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows103
Linux65
Mac OS X15
X36013
MS-DOS13
PS312
Apple II E6
PS26
Mac OS Classic5
NES5
C645
Atari 400/8003
Atari ST3
Amstrad CPC3
Wii3
Internet Only3
NEC PC98013
Xbox3
Amiga3
PS42
PSP2
Switch2
OS/22
NEC PC88012
MICRO 7 - FM72
GameCube2
Dreamcast1
Atari 26001
GamePark 321
Apple IIGS1

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