10 Overpowered Video Game Items Created UNINTENTIONALLY

Video game balance is a delicate matter. Most of the time, developers need to juggle an overwhelming amount of mechanics, and even the slightest bit of error or simple oversight on their side can lead to exploits that throw their carefully crafted harmony of progression and power into shambles.

Well, their loss is the players' gain, as unintentionally powerful items are some of the most fun objects to use.

Whether it's buggy equipment that brings something new and deliciously broken to the table, an item with an underappreciated function that players have discovered a nifty exploit for, or a power that the developers didn't predict can be combined with another for spectacular effects, these items make you feel like a naughty child playing with things your parents have specifically told you not to touch.

They're overpowered, unbalanced, and they give you the kind of high that only doing the forbidden can give.

If you don't mind having a little fun at the expense of some poor developer's plans for a more balanced game, the following items should definitely make your must-have list.

Hitman 3 is the ultimate assassin simulator that provides you with a large and deadly arsenal to ensure Agent 47's success on his mission.

It's got garottes, silencers, poisons, explosives, sniper rifles, tranquilizers... and one silly briefcase that likes to defy the laws of physics.

Yes, among all of the fancy toys at your disposal, Hitman 3's most lethal and reliable method of taking out your target is throwing a briefcase at them.

Thanks to the game's targeting system, when you try to throw an object at someone and lock your target in, the projectile is guaranteed to hit them, even if they are already out of your sight or covered by a wall, as the thrown object will turn itself midflight to land exactly where you aimed it.

This method of execution proves especially effective with the briefcase, as you can start each mission with it and bring it anywhere you want without arousing suspicion.

The game's developers actually took notice of the briefcase bug back in the Hitman 2 era, but because it has already become a fan favorite weapon, they decided to keep it in and turn their mistake into a happy little accident.

No one can stop the briefcase!