12) Kurt’s Suit – MDK Series
Many of you won’t have played MDK, and that’s a shame, because this third person action-adventure series from Shiny Entertainment is a long-forgotten classic, and one of the more original creations in the past twenty years.
Front and centre is Kurt Hectic, a lowly janitor outfitted in a futuristic weaponized suit that houses a ribbon chute for gliding (much like Batman’s cape) and miniguns mounted to his forearm, with a sniper rifle for added good measure.
What I like best is the way it looks: all gleaming black latex with a hammerhead shark for a helmet and Venom’s tendrils for a cape. It wouldn’t look out of place at a BDSM club, but that aside, Kurt’s suit is a wicked idea indeed.
11) The Magnum – Halo: Combat Evolved
There’s something to be said for getting the first gun right, and in the M6D Personal Defense Weapon, Halo has its star: a powerful alien-mashing handgun that feels like a fitting palate cleanser for Master Chief’s daily diet of slain Covenant. This is no ordinary pea shooter. No, the magnum is a force to be reckoned and ejects heavy rapid-fire rounds with powerful recoil.
Later games in the series produced their own versions of the classic magnum, but nothing can beat the crooked nose original with its signature silver sheen. Newer versions deviated from the original, either by changing the color of the matte finish or altering its firing rate, but as it turns out, perfection can’t be bettered.