Unwieldy weapons
Tools theme
Includes weapons that are so heavy, large and/or complex that their use is cumbersome or otherwise difficult and may impart other limitations.
33
games
5platforms
Alternate names: Heavy weapons, Large weapons, Cumbersome weapons
Name variations: giant weapons
WIN 2009-01-13
WIN 2003-10-16
WIN 2013-11-15
LIN 2011-07-26
PS3 2011-02-25
WIN 2012-04
WIN 2007-06-29
WIN 2010-10-26
WIN 2009-09
X360 2008-11-11
WIN 2013-09-24
WIN 2014-05-20
In case of limited capacity, these often require significantly more space than any other weapon, ammunition is likely scarce and requires equally large amount of space. Inventory limited to tool slots usually require two slots for the unwieldy kind while all others require only one regardless of size or type. These may not be usable as secondary weapons, preventing weapon switching while they're carried and used, and so forth. Games with inventory may disallow placing these in inventory and only allow carrying them in hands (and therefore disallowing weapon switching without dropping the weapon). These may be so heavy or large that they prevent jumping mostly or altogether, or limit the use or usefulness of devices that would accomplish the same.
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Games by year
The first Unwieldy weapons video game was released on October 16, 2003.
Capcom, EA Partners and THQ published most of these games.