3. Multiplying Flips Off Impossibly Neon Mega-Jumps - Rush 2
San Francisco Rush was one of the first arcade racing games to encourage gravity-defying shortcuts. Like the more recent Burnout series, Rush quickly became cognizant of its stunt-oriented potential, christening Rush 2 with its very own Stunt Track. Hitting these jumps in just the right way flipped our cars faster than that top at the end of Inception.
2. Using Your Wingsuit€ Whenever - Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3's wingsuit didn't unlock until the last third of the campaign, but once it did, boy did it unlock. Having been relegated to hang glider use for the majority of the game, you can imagine our surprise. This massive perk completely changed the way we looked at the map, proved a first-person Batman game could totally work and was the most powerful, third act, gameplay reward since...
1. Losing Everything But Your Gravity Gun In The Heart Of The Citadel - Half-Life 2
Valve secured and coined a landmark concept with the Portal Gun back in 2007, but just three short years prior, the renowned developers debuted an equally unconventional weapon in Half-Life 2. The Gravity Gun has since earned an honourable place in the gaming Hall of Fame and our hearts as one of the all-around most original devices in the exploitation of physics-focused game design. Using any object in the environment as a weapon or climbing implement was a revelation, but it was the wholly novel, super-charged finale that finally gave us everything we didn't know we wanted. Without directly spoiling the surprise for gamers late to the party, those three Combine Soldiers should have packed a carry-on. What are some of your most memorable moments from video game physics history? They don't have to be recent and they don't have to have been intended by developers! Sound off in the comments below...
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