Top Five Melee Weapons

Not sure if we did this one over on 1up, but thought it might be fun. What are your favorite melee weapons in games? Figured we could do guns and/or ranged weapons next week if people wanted.

1. The Buster Sword (FFVII) - most awesomely impractical sword ever.
2. The Master Sword (Zelda series)
3. The Masamune (FFVII)
4. The Ball and Chain (Zelda: Twilight Princess) - best Zelda weapon since the Hookshot.
5. The Shishkebab (Fallout 3/New Vegas)

1. The Masamune -Chrono Trigger - Frog, you noble son of a bitch
2. Adam Jenson's SWORD ARMS - Deus Ex: Human Revolution (electric guitar solo here)
3. Energy Sword - Halo - I don't even like Halo that much but still found this weapon satisfying as hell. Especially how it homes in on people.
4. God of War's chainy knifey things...Blades of Chaos? That sounds right.
5. Wrench/Crowbar - Bioshock/Half Life. Cheating on this one but same principle.

Since it's favorite I'm going with fun even though some break the game.

1. SotN: Crissagrim (sp?)- If you get this early on it basically breaks the game. Not as good as the shield rod/Alucard shield combo, but you can get it very early in the game.

2. Ratchet: Boxing Glove - This is so much fun. The whole series is full of good times (sucks I missed out the first time around) but this I literally lol'd the first time I used it. Still good for a chuckle.

3. Fallout 3: Shishkebob - After I got this I didn't really use anything else unless I was screwing around. Fully upgraded while using stealth gear is pretty much God mode.

4. KOTOR: Dual-bladed Light Saber- You can't even finish the animation before fools go down.

5. Just Cause 2: Grappling Hook - Attaching mobs to things and watching the result is pretty hilarious. In case this doesn't count I'll add...

5a. Rygar/GoW: Discus - Just a fun overall weapon.

Ratchet and Clank: The good old, trusty Omniwrench 8000

Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal: Plasma Whip. I just love the effects on that thing, especially once it's fully upgraded

God of War: The Blades of Athena are sick

Prince of Persia Sands of Time: The last sword has the craziest barbed hook thing on the end and completely owns sand creatures

Metal Gear Rising: Lightning blade. Sharpest thing I've ever seen

BONUS--Bioshock: Pipe Wrench. Obviously not even close to the omniwrench, but the way you heft it is very menacing.

Woops. Forgot to post.

1. Dragon Sword (Ninja Gaiden Sigma): Great balanced weapon that can do all the awesome moves you want to in a NG game. It's UT is also amazing.

2. Eclipse Scythe (Ninja Gaiden 2): This game was very much about limb lopping with its new Obliteration Technique system and the Eclipse left a lovely trail of body parts in its wake. It was surprisingly fast for such a strong weapon too.

3. The Heavenly Sword (HS): It's like three weapons in one. One of the reasons I wish we could have seen an improved sequel. swapping stances and using the different sword types was cool.

4. The Dagger of Time (Prince of Persia series): It stabs people and rewinds time. Pretty rad.

5. Energy Sword (Halo series): Very satisfying to hit someone just right with it. When I get one of these in campaign, I run into fights like a madman. Consequences be damned.

TripOpt55 wrote:
4. The Dagger of Time (Prince of Persia series): It stabs people and rewinds time. Pretty rad.

LOL! When you put it like that...

1. Lightsaber- Duh. It's a fucking lightsaber.

2. Monado (Xenoblade Chronicles)- A lightsaber that lets you see into the future. Nuff said.

3. Giant purple dildo (Saints Row The Third)- I mean, come on.

4. Board with a nail in it (The Last of Us)- It's the simple things that can be the most fun to use.

5. Assassin's Blade (Assassin's Creed)- A really cool way to take people out.

Dagger of time is indeed a good one.