10 Most Underrated Weapons In Gaming

10. Plasma Cutter: Dead Space Series

Dead Space protagonist Isaac Clarke is no hardened warrior. He’s an engineer. When the full horror of everything that’s happened on the USG Ishimura hits him, he doesn’t have a vast and absurd array of high-tech weaponry with which to defend himself against the Necromorph hordes.

Weapons in Dead Space generally take the form of mining implements (though more standard-issue fare like the Seeker Rifle does become available throughout the series). Isaac begins his ordeal with nothing more than a Plasma Cutter, a handheld device designed for cutting neatly through softer and more manageable materials (from mining assignments to certain surgeries). This serves as the impromptu ‘pistol’ of the game, and some players may simply cast it aside as seemingly stronger armaments are unlocked. This would be a terrible mistake, though.

As fans will know, combat in Dead Space often revolves more around limbs removed from foes than simple damage dealt. The Plasma Cutter can be very efficient at doing this in the hands of an experienced player (and is highly ammo-efficient to boot), and while large groups of foes are tough to manage, the vanilla Plasma Cutter will be an invaluable ally through an entire playthrough.