This brings back memories of playing Timesplitters 2 on the Gamecube with my mates. We would actually organise multiplayer games where the only weapons that spawned were the shitty ones. The crossbow was fairly terrible as far as actual projectile weaponry goes. You could have been running around with ten crossbow bolts sticking out of you, and you'd still be fine. I really hated the crossbow.
It wasn't the worst weapon though. No, that honour would have to go to the brick. Brick only multiplayer matches were a laborious, yet hilarious affair. It would usually amount to four guys and a bot standing in a circle seeing who would die last. First one to 50 kills is the winner....... O_____o
Suffice to say, these sessions were usually accompained by copious amounts of substance abuse.
Oh, and a special mention to the TNT. Loved running around as the monkey, sticking it to people's crotches.