Secondary attack

Video game concept

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

85
games
34
platforms
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

Arcade 20
Windows 15
X360 4
C64 4
ZX Spectrum 3
PS3 3
Linux 3
NES 3
Amstrad CPC 2
SNES 2
Sharp X1 2
PS 2
Apple II E 1
MSX 1
MSX2 1
Atari 5200 1
GB 1
Sharp MZ 1
Atari ST 1
Android 1
Mobile 1
NEC PC8801 1
X68000 1
Wii U 1
Xbox 1
BeOS 1
Atari 7800 1
Famicom Disk System 1
Tomy Tutor 1
Vectrex 1