10 Awesome Video Game Mechanics Introduced WAY Too Late

10. Supercharged Gravity Gun - Half-Life 2

There's no denying that Half-Life 2's Gravity Gun is one of the greatest weapons in video game history.

Gordon Freeman receives the weapon relatively early on in the game, and its physics-manipulating potential ultimately became one of Half-Life 2's most-praised elements.

But in the game's penultimate level, the Gravity Gun receives a nifty dark energy upgrade, allowing you to manipulate considerably larger objects and, best of all, use it against organic matter, letting you throw Combine Soldiers around like toys.

It's insanely fun, even if it's also a massive shame that such a ludicrously inspired upgrade is reserved for a relatively brief passage near the tail-end of the game.

Unsurprisingly it wasn't long before enterprising fans released their own mods which allowed players to use the Supercharged Gravity Gun for the entirety of Half-Life 2, because its official, canonical use is just too damn short.