Which game best represents a Minigun?

[neuromasser]

Serious Sam and Fallout 2

Spoiler: Fallout 2 and Tactics miniguns

 

[balimuzz]

--Timesplitters
--Gears of War 2
--Resident Evil 5

They were all awesome.

 

[Vek]

That's not a minigun... by definition, a minigun is a modified turret that can be carried by hand (although obviously it is difficult to do this).

Ah, no. By definition, the M134 "Minigun" is so called because it was much smaller than the other Gatling-type weapons used at the time, which were huge weapons chambered in 20mm or similar calibers.

Also, the term "minigun" originally only referred to the M134, but now people confuses the term minigun with Gatling gun. Similarly, a Gatling gun is not a chaingun.

 

[Valiance]

Yeah, L4D was the first game to have static turrets.

No... no it wasn't....
I can remember Halo and Half-Life having turrets that were fixed. Both probably aren't the first, but I like busting balls with facts.

Anyway, on topic....
I would say CoD4 having the best minigun. Ever.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.112663#2012920

For the record, I've played a game called Rebel Moon Rising which had one a long time ago. ;/

 

[OneBig Man]

Turok: Rage Wars for the N64. I loved only one character had it.

 

[Zorg Machine]

CoD4

 

[Sgt Doom]

COD4, the downed helicopter in that one SAS mission. Ripped through helicopters like tissue paper.

 

[Rigs83]

Hmm, I don't know if a game has ever done a minigun right, last time I read the specs of one they could fire 3000 .50calibre rounds per minute. If you've seen a video of a real minigun fired it looks like a laser beam of bright light streaming from the end of the barrels, and anything it touches explodes. Maybe they haven't been done right yet for a reason?
(The minigun I'm speaking of was mounted on a helicopter, pretty sure handheld variants don't exist - I'm likely wrong because some nut has probably done it).

But I'd have to say that Saints Row 2 definitely did it WRONG, that minigun is weak as hell...

Here's a link to what I think you are talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RReAI3M1_K0

 

[dragonnewby]

TF2 for sure...

 

[YuheJi]

TF2 one is probably the most recognizable for me.

 

[Banana Phone]

Team Fortress 2 by far.
You're almost unstoppable with that thing!

Except if the enemy happens to have any spies or snipers at all. Then you're kind of fucked.

Heavy: RAAAARRRR I HAVE BIG GUN
Sniper: BOOM HEADSHOT
Heavy: *falls down dead*
Sniper: Thanks for standing still, wanker!

 

[theCrusher1234]

Left4Dead has the only realistic mini-gun representation...
it is a military deployed heavy weapon rivited to the floor. not something you carry.

but it cuts through the undead like molten steel through melty butter.

plus there is no meter that shows how hot it gets you can only tell when the rails get red hot

 

[JayTee]

Now that's some serious firepower.

- Serious Sam.

 

[Blanks]

fallout 3?

 

[NotAPie]

Realism:
Fallout 3
Fun:
Team Fortress 2

 

[Acaroid]

not sure about the best...but the worst has to be doom3!! that game has the worst all round guns of any game ive played in a long while.