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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
''Battle: Los Angeles'' uses a two-weapon system with one weapon fixed as the M4A1 Carbine and the other slot allocated to either the M40A1 or | ''Battle: Los Angeles'' uses a two-weapon system with one weapon fixed as the M4A1 Carbine and the other slot allocated to either the M40A1 or Pansarskott m/86; in addition, the player can carry up to four grenades. Ammunition is mainly gained from infinite ammo boxes found throughout the game which refill all equipped weapons to maximum capacity any time the player is near them. | ||
=Weapons= | =Weapons= | ||
==M4A1 Carbine== | ==M4A1 Carbine== | ||
The [[M16_rifle_series#M4.2FM4A1_Carbine|M4A1 Carbine]] is the primary weapon throughout the game, used by all NPCs;. It is given to the player immediately and is impossible to discard; while a | The [[M16_rifle_series#M4.2FM4A1_Carbine|M4A1 Carbine]] is the primary weapon throughout the game, used by all NPCs;. It is given to the player immediately and is impossible to discard; while a serviceable weapon, the quiet firing sound and puny muzzle flash (the "flash" being just an invisible light source flashing on and off at the muzzle of the gun, with no actual effect attached to it to show what might be creating this light) conspire to make it relatively difficult to tell if it is even firing. The reload animation includes the obligatory pointless yank of the charging handle. | ||
[[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm. This version is seen during actual gameplay.]] | [[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M4A1 with 6 position collapsible stock - 5.56x45mm. This version is seen during actual gameplay.]] | ||
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[[Image:BattleLA-M4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay uses his M4A1 to gun down an alien. The sound, muzzle flash and recoil of the weapon are so puny that it's actually relatively difficult to figure out if it's firing at all at times. This shot shows the muzzle flash effect, which in this brightly-lit area just makes the lighting on the weapon alter very slightly.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay uses his M4A1 to gun down an alien. The sound, muzzle flash and recoil of the weapon are so puny that it's actually relatively difficult to figure out if it's firing at all at times. This shot shows the muzzle flash effect, which in this brightly-lit area just makes the lighting on the weapon alter very slightly.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Iron sights of the M4A1. The iron sight doesn't move even slightly from recoil when the weapon fires, adding to the disagreeable feeling that the barrel is a magic wand that makes bullets appear in front of it.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Iron sights of the M4A1. The iron sight doesn't move even slightly from recoil when the weapon fires, adding to the disagreeable feeling that the barrel is a magic wand that makes bullets appear in front of it.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay reloads his M4A1: this animation is glitched, with the magazine travelling faster than Imlay's hand does as he removes it; two frames ago he was holding the ''bottom'' of the magazine. Note that the fire selector is in the "Safe" position. Note also the screen tearing near the top of the shot, a hallmark of games lazily ported from the | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay reloads his M4A1: this animation is glitched, with the magazine travelling faster than Imlay's hand does as he removes it; two frames ago he was holding the ''bottom'' of the magazine. Note that the fire selector is in the "Safe" position. Note also the screen tearing near the top of the shot, a hallmark of games lazily ported from the Xbox 360 to the PS3.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M4-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay, distrustful of his weapon's magazine having a mind of its own, readies an | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay, distrustful of his weapon's magazine having a mind of its own, readies an m/86 in case it tries anything.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oddly, cutscenes are rendered using mostly-still comic strips with occasional Flash-grade animation. Equally oddly, everyone's weapons have accessories in these cutscenes but magically turn into the same vanilla M4A1 model once in the game. Here, Lance Corporal Richard Guerrero holds an M4A1 with an AN/PEQ-15 IR laser designator and EOTech sight as he confirms the first Copperhead guided artillery round hit on the alien command ship.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oddly, cutscenes are rendered using mostly-still comic strips with occasional Flash-grade animation. Equally oddly, everyone's weapons have accessories in these cutscenes but magically turn into the same vanilla M4A1 model once in the game. Here, Lance Corporal Richard Guerrero holds an M4A1 with an AN/PEQ-15 IR laser designator and EOTech sight as he confirms the first Copperhead guided artillery round hit on the alien command ship and demonstrates the expression known as "dull surprise."]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holding M4s with various accessories, everyone reacts with | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holding M4s with various accessories, everyone reacts with vague indifference as they discover the freeway is blocked by the next level, except the guy in the middle who is trying to figure out what his right hand is doing and why he has a gun hovering without visible support in front of his leg.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M4-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nantz dramatically loads his already loaded gun as the bus stops, wondering why the magazine is bigger than the mag well is. Note the very short barrel; it appears to have turned into a Colt Model 933 or Mk. 18 Mod 0, but since Nantz uses an M4A1 in the movie it can be concluded the weapon is simply badly drawn.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M4-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nantz dramatically loads his already loaded gun as the bus stops, wondering why the magazine is bigger than the mag well is. Note the very short barrel; it appears to have turned into a Colt Model 933 or Mk. 18 Mod 0, but since Nantz uses an M4A1 in the movie it can be concluded the weapon is simply badly drawn.]] | ||
==M40A1== | ==M40A1== | ||
The second weapon acquired by the player, the [[Remington_Model_700#M40_Sniper_Rifle|M40A1 Sniper Rifle]] is the only alternate weapon available for around half the game. It unscopes automatically after each shot is fired so the bolt can be operated, and there is a curious pause after pressing the aim button before the scope is actually bought to the player character's eye. Since combat typically takes place at fairly close range and aliens can take multiple sniper rifle shots anywhere but the head, it is seldom particularly useful, though several sections require sniper shots to be made against alien Walking Guns. Despite that the weapon model and icon shown do not have a detachable | The second weapon acquired by the player, the [[Remington_Model_700#M40_Sniper_Rifle|M40A1 Sniper Rifle]] is the only alternate weapon available for around half the game. It unscopes automatically after each shot is fired so the bolt can be operated, and there is a curious pause after pressing the aim button before the scope is actually bought to the player character's eye. Since combat typically takes place at fairly close range and aliens can take multiple sniper rifle shots anywhere but the head (as opposed to the movie, where the aliens have no vital organs in their heads), it is seldom particularly useful, though several sections require sniper shots to be made against alien Walking Guns. Despite that the weapon model and icon shown do not have a detachable magazine, it is still reloaded as if it does. | ||
Because the game and movie take place in 2011, the M40A1 is anachronistic as it had been superseded by the M40A3 and later M40A5 beginning in 2001. | |||
[[Image:M40a1standard-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington M40A1 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M40a1standard-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington M40A1 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M40-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay holds an M40A1 as he spots the alien Walking Gun pinning down his comrades. The Walking Gun has a health bar to indicate the single hit it takes to kill the operator.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M40-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay holds an M40A1 as he spots the alien Walking Gun pinning down his comrades. The Walking Gun has a health bar to indicate the single hit it takes to kill the operator.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay operates the bolt of his M40A1.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M40-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay operates the bolt of his M40A1.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M40's reload is rather transparently designed to avoid having to create a model for the magazine, with the body of the gun concealing the entire process of removing and replacing it. | [[Image:BattleLA-M40-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The M40's reload is rather transparently designed to avoid having to create a model for the magazine, with the body of the gun concealing the entire process of removing and replacing it. Never mind that this model of M40 doesn't have a detachable magazine to start with.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay prepares to give an alien a very close encounter with mister 7.62 NATO, using the mil-dot scope of his M40. One particularly poorly thought-out aspect of this weapon is that shooting makes the scope jump vertically so far that it's impossible to determine whether the shot actually hit the target before the weapon unscopes for the bolt-operating animation.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M40-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay prepares to give an alien a very close encounter with mister 7.62 NATO, using the mil-dot scope of his M40. One particularly poorly thought-out aspect of this weapon is that shooting makes the scope jump vertically so far that it's impossible to determine whether the shot actually hit the target before the weapon unscopes for the bolt-operating animation.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M40-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In-world model of the M40A1.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-M40-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In-world model of the M40A1.]] | ||
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[[Image:M240C.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M240C machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | [[Image:M240C.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M240C machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-M240C.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Imlay holds an | [[Image:BattleLA-M240C.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Imlay holds an m/86 as he looks over an Army M1A2 Abrams main battle tank; the model has the CIS of the A2 model, therefore is not a Marine Corps tank. Note the empty commander's hatch mount. The M240C is visible to the right of the Abrams' main gun.]] | ||
== | ==Pansarskott m/86== | ||
The game's rocket launcher is the [[M136 AT4]], incorrectly shown as reloadable. It is mainly used for fighting the alien "Air Unit" drones which turn up in the second half of the game. The player can hold up to four rockets, one in the launcher and three in reserve. | The game's rocket launcher is the Pansarskott m/86, a Swedish version of the [[M136 AT4]] with a folding front grip, and is incorrectly shown as reloadable. It is mainly used for fighting the alien "Air Unit" drones which turn up in the second half of the game. The player can hold up to four rockets, one in the launcher and three in reserve. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Pskott86.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pansarskott m/86, Swedish Army version of the M136 AT4 with folding foregrip - 84mm]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-AT4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trying not to be blinded by a ridiculous lens flare, Imlay holds | [[Image:BattleLA-AT4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Trying not to be blinded by a ridiculous lens flare, Imlay holds a Pansarskott m/86 as he examines a crashed helicopter. It's not entirely clear how this one managed to land perfectly and end up utterly mangled anyway; given the service lifespan of the average helicopter in a videogame is measured in minutes, it's possible this one just expired of natural causes.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-AT4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay uses the iron sight of his | [[Image:BattleLA-AT4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay uses the iron sight of his m/86 to sight up an alien "Air Unit." This is the only name ever given for these vehicles, and even appears under their health bar. Strangely, the m/86's target crosshair only appears on screen when the iron sight is being used.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-AT4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Picking up ammo for the | [[Image:BattleLA-AT4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Picking up ammo for the m/86 shows a generic "RPG warhead" icon in the HUD...]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-AT4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...And the game totally glosses over precisely how this can be used in the launcher, instead just having it disappear off-screen briefly after each shot is fired.]] | [[Image:BattleLA-AT4-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...And the game totally glosses over precisely how this can be used in the launcher, instead just having it disappear off-screen briefly after each shot is fired. Note the "fire like this" instruction, which should be level with the front sight on the other side of the launcher.]] | ||
[[Image:BattleLA-AT4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay admires the in-world model of the | [[Image:BattleLA-AT4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Imlay admires the in-world model of the m/86.]] | ||
==M712 Copperhead== | ==M712 Copperhead== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:43, 28 September 2022
Battle: Los Angeles is a 2011 video game license of the movie Battle: Los Angeles, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Konami, and released on the Playstation Network, XBox Live Arcade and Steam digital distribution services. Players assume the role of Corporal Lee Imlay as they follow Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart reprising his movie role in the game) in his attempts to save a group of civilians and defeat the alien attackers.
The following weapons are used in the video game Battle: Los Angeles:
Overview
Battle: Los Angeles uses a two-weapon system with one weapon fixed as the M4A1 Carbine and the other slot allocated to either the M40A1 or Pansarskott m/86; in addition, the player can carry up to four grenades. Ammunition is mainly gained from infinite ammo boxes found throughout the game which refill all equipped weapons to maximum capacity any time the player is near them.
Weapons
M4A1 Carbine
The M4A1 Carbine is the primary weapon throughout the game, used by all NPCs;. It is given to the player immediately and is impossible to discard; while a serviceable weapon, the quiet firing sound and puny muzzle flash (the "flash" being just an invisible light source flashing on and off at the muzzle of the gun, with no actual effect attached to it to show what might be creating this light) conspire to make it relatively difficult to tell if it is even firing. The reload animation includes the obligatory pointless yank of the charging handle.
M40A1
The second weapon acquired by the player, the M40A1 Sniper Rifle is the only alternate weapon available for around half the game. It unscopes automatically after each shot is fired so the bolt can be operated, and there is a curious pause after pressing the aim button before the scope is actually bought to the player character's eye. Since combat typically takes place at fairly close range and aliens can take multiple sniper rifle shots anywhere but the head (as opposed to the movie, where the aliens have no vital organs in their heads), it is seldom particularly useful, though several sections require sniper shots to be made against alien Walking Guns. Despite that the weapon model and icon shown do not have a detachable magazine, it is still reloaded as if it does.
Because the game and movie take place in 2011, the M40A1 is anachronistic as it had been superseded by the M40A3 and later M40A5 beginning in 2001.
M26 Hand Grenade
The grenades used by the player are M26 hand grenades (which are anachronistic for the modern US military, who have used the M67 hand grenade for several decades). As with several other shooters, certain important steps are omitted from the process of throwing the grenade.
Browning M2
Mounted Browning M2 heavy machine guns are encountered twice during the game, once during the freeway level where the player is called upon to defend a stranded bus fill of civilians, and later during the finale of the game when Imlay defends Nantz as he calls in a guided artillery strike. They have infinite ammunition, and are not governed by any other measures such as a heat gauge.
M240C Machine Gun
Army M1A2 Abrams tanks are seen several times during the game, always abandoned and with their hatch-mounted weapons missing; however, their main M256 120mm smoothbore cannon and coaxial M240C machine gun are still present and correct.
Pansarskott m/86
The game's rocket launcher is the Pansarskott m/86, a Swedish version of the M136 AT4 with a folding front grip, and is incorrectly shown as reloadable. It is mainly used for fighting the alien "Air Unit" drones which turn up in the second half of the game. The player can hold up to four rockets, one in the launcher and three in reserve.
M712 Copperhead
The M712 Copperhead, a 155mm terminally laser-guided artillery round, is used several times to attack the alien command ship, with the player defending Nantz while he points a laser at the target. The round is inaccurately shown with a smoke trail and exhaust flare; the Copperhead is not a missile, and has no on-board propulsion system of any kind, instead using steering vanes to adjust its course as it either follows a ballistic trajectory or glides onto its target.
