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Secondary attack

Video game concept

*123*
85
games
35
platforms

Player can use a secondary attack/weapon that doesn't need switching to to be usable. Commonly something quick to use on the side.

Notable people involved: Patrick Ponech, Masanobu Endo, 'The Trinity', Mackenzie Ponech and Yuriko Keino

TwinBee Portable (PlayStation Portable)
TwinBee Portable
PSP 2007
Gradius (NEC PC8801)
Gradius
8801 1986-08
Xevious (ZX Spectrum)
Xevious
SPC 1987
Regulus (Arcade)
Regulus
ARCD 1983
Xevious (Apple II E)
Xevious
IIE 1984
Aliens: Colonial Marines (Wii U)
Aliens: Colonial Marines
WIIU 2013-03-31
Xevious (X68000)
Xevious
X68K 1987-06-25
Xevious (Sharp X1)
Xevious
SX1 1984-05-25
Rayforce (Arcade)
Rayforce
ARCD 1993
Xevious Mini (Mobile phone)
Xevious Mini
MOB 2008
Pop'n Twinbee (Super Nintendo)
Pop'n Twinbee
SNES 1993-03-26
Super Cobra (Arcade)
Super Cobra
ARCD 1981
NOT for cases where the secondary attack is a weapon you switch to, though it essentially is another weapon. This is to omit cases where player can have multiple weapons that they freely switch from one to other.
Related:
* Alternate attack
* Gun clubbing - a common secondary attack in first-person shooters.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Attacking

Games by year

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The first Secondary attack video game was released in 1981.

Konami, Namco and Sega published most of these games.

Platforms

Arcade20
Windows15
X3604
Linux3
NES3
ZX Spectrum3
PS33
C643
Amstrad CPC2
SNES2
Sharp X12
PS2
Mobile1
NEC PC88011
X680001
Wii U1
Xbox1
BeOS1
Atari 78001
Famicom Disk System1
Tomy Tutor1
Vectrex1
PSP1
Master System1
Mega Drive1
Mac OS X1
PC Engine1
Apple II E1
MSX1
MSX21

Most common companies

Konami14
Namco9
Sega7
Warner Bros. Interactive3
U.S. Gold3
Dempa Micomsoft3
Electronic Arts3