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Spearguns

Tools entity

Includes weapons that launch a long-ish spear or similar projectile at their target, normally used for fishing in form of harpoon guns.

46
games
7
platforms

Alternate names: Harpoon guns
Name variations: spear guns

Painkiller: Battle out of Hell (Windows)
Painkiller: Battle out of Hell
WIN 2004-11-22
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (PlayStation 2)
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
PS2 2002-04-18
Painkiller (Windows)
Painkiller
WIN 2004-04-09
BioShock 2 (Windows)
BioShock 2
WIN 2010-02-09
Tomb Raider: Underworld (PlayStation 2)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
PS2 2008-11-21
Dead Space 3 (Xbox 360)
Dead Space 3
X360 2013-02-05
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human (Windows)
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
WIN 2016-01-19
Dead Space 3 (PlayStation 3)
Dead Space 3
PS3 2013-02-05
BioShock 2 (PlayStation 3)
BioShock 2
PS3 2010-02-09
Depth (Windows)
Depth
WIN 2014-11
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Xbox 360)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
X360 2008-11-18
Aliens versus Predator 2 (Windows)
Aliens versus Predator 2
WIN 2001-10-22
Usage note: Harpoons redirects to this. If thrown harpoons are in question, you may want to use javelins tag instead.
See also: nailguns

Similar:
* Crossbows

Related:
* Projectile physics
* Projectile recovery
These are often implemented as instant kill weapons regardless of striking point, mostly because of their trait to pin anyone to the wall behind them.

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Parent group

Ranged weapons

Games by year

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The first Spearguns video game was released on November 9, 2000.

Electronic Arts, Biart Studio and 2K Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 19
X360 7
PS3 6
Mac OS X 5
Linux 5
PS2 3
Wii 1