Laser

Laser is a video game object that appears in 384 games

A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.

Laser, as seen in Halo
Laser, as seen in Halo
In video games, lasers are often seen as weapons.  In reality, a laser, better scientifically described as a 'directed-energy weapon', has yet to be created capable of physical damagage.  Lasers have, however, been used as targetting devices to guide other weapons, such as missiles, to their targets. 

What may be the first example of a weaponized laser in science fiction is H.G. Wells', War of the Worlds; published in 1898.  In War of the Worlds, alien ships fire invisible "heat-rays".

In video games lasers are often portrayed as having a direct, point A to B, trajectory.  The laser is sometimes a sustained beam, like Star Trek's phaser, or intermittent, like the Star Wars laser.

Laser games Edit

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Name Platforms Developer
Half-Life 2: Episode Three
PC, X360 Valve Corporation
They
PC, PS3, X360 Metropolis Software House
Duke Nukem Forever
PC 3D Realms Entertainment
Galactic Civilizations (Deluxe Edition)
PC
Fallen Empire: Legions
PC GarageGames, Inc.
Metro 2033: The Last Refuge
PC, PS3, X360 4A Games
Section 8
PC, PS3, X360 TimeGate Studios, Inc.
Terminator Salvation
GRIN
Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh
N64 Treasure
Battletoads (Arcade)
ARC Rare, Ltd.
Dark Void
PC, PS3, X360 Airtight Games
Tiberium
PC, PS3, X360 EA Los Angeles
Time Lord
NES Rare, Ltd.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
PC BioWare
Astro Tripper
PSN PomPom Games
Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
PC, MAC Blizzard Entertainment
R-Type Dimensions
XBLM SouthEnd Interactive AB
Ether Vapor
PC
Galactic Civilizations II:endless universe
PC
DC Universe Online
PC, PS3 Sony Online Entertainment
Jazz Jackrabbit 3D
N64 Epic Games
Predator: Soon the Hunt Will Begin
NES, MSX, FDS Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd
Astro Boy (Super Famicom)
SNES Banpresto Co., Ltd.
Huxley
PC, X360 Webzen Games Inc.
Alien Vs. Predator
SNES Jorudan Co., Ltd.
Robotica
SAT Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
The Fourth Generation
PC Webfoot Technologies, Inc., D'India Software
Astro Boy (Famicom)
NES Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Anarchy
AMI, AST WJS Design
Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
PS3, ARC, X360 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Silent Line: Armored Core
PS2 FromSoftware, Inc.
Infinite Line
DS PlatinumGames
Vector Vaders
GunForce
SNES Irem Corp.
Starcraft Ghost
GC, PS2, XBOX Blizzard Entertainment, Nihilistic Software, Swingin' Ape Studios
Tekken 6
ARC NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Millennium Soldier: Expendable
PS1, PC, DC Rage Software plc
Resident Evil 5
released on March 13, 2009
PS3, X360 Capcom
Halo Wars
released on Feb. 28, 2009
X360 Ensemble Studios
Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark
released on Dec. 10, 2008
PC Eagle Dynamics
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
PC, MAC Blizzard Entertainment
Space Invaders Get Even
released on Dec. 1, 2008
WSHP Taito Corporation
Galax-e-mail
released on Nov. 19, 2008
PC, XBLM
Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment
released on Nov. 18, 2008
PC Ironclad Games Corporation
Fallout 3
released on Oct. 28, 2008
PC, PS3, X360 Bethesda Softworks
X3: Terran Conflict
released on Oct. 17, 2008
PC Egosoft
Dead Space
released on Oct. 14, 2008
PC, PS3, X360 EA Redwood Shores
Mega Man 9
released on Sept. 22, 2008
PSN, XBLM, WSHP Capcom, Inti Creates Co., Ltd.
Armored Core: for Answer
released on Sept. 16, 2008
PS3, X360 FromSoftware, Inc.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
released on Sept. 16, 2008
IPHN, PSP, PS2, PS3, DS, WII, X360 n-Space, Inc., Krome Studios Pty Ltd., LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC, Krome Studios Melbourne
Zoids Assault
released on Sept. 9, 2008
X360 Tomy
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
released on Aug. 21, 2008
PS3, PSN Insomniac Games
Too Human
released on Aug. 19, 2008
X360 Silicon Knights, Inc.
Bionic Commando Rearmed
released on Aug. 13, 2008
PC, PSN, XBLM GRIN
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
released on July 30, 2008
XBLM Bizarre Creations
Aces of the Galaxy
released on June 4, 2008
PC, XBLM Artech Studios
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
released on June 3, 2008
PS3, X360 High Moon Studios, Inc.
Boom Blox
released on May 6, 2008
WII EA Los Angeles
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
released on April 30, 2008
PC Stardock Corporation
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
released on March 24, 2008
PC, X360 EA Los Angeles, BreakAway Games Ltd.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
released on March 13, 2008
PC Relic Entertainment, Iron Lore Entertainment Ltd.
N+
released on Feb. 20, 2008
PSP, DS, XBLM Slick Entertainment, SilverBirch Studios
Sins of a Solar Empire
released on Feb. 4, 2008
PC Ironclad Games Corporation
Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer
released on Dec. 14, 2007
PC, PSN SideQuest Studios
Universe at War: Earth Assault
released on Dec. 11, 2007
PC, X360 Petroglyph Games Inc.
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
released on Nov. 27, 2007
PS2, PS3, DS, WII, X360 Traveller's Tales Ltd.
Mass Effect
released on Nov. 20, 2007
PC, X360 BioWare
Shadowgrounds Survivor
released on Nov. 14, 2007
PC Frozenbyte, Inc.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
released on Nov. 6, 2007
PC Gas Powered Games
Mutant Storm Empire
released on Oct. 31, 2007
XBLM PomPom Games
Mega Man ZX Advent
released on Oct. 23, 2007
DS Capcom