Here is the second installment of my four blog series of the top 10 melee weapons in video games. As I mentioned in a comment of my previous blog entry, in order to make it up the list closer to #1, a weapon has to be fairly unique. As with #10 and #8, while they are only found in one series, they make an appearance in nearly every game of that series. The following three weapons are more unique and while they may make an appearance in more than one game, they are still more unique in style than previous entries.

#7 Walkers/Ravens - Any game that allows you to beat the tar out of an enemy and use a part of their body to beat the crap out of more enemies deserves to be on this list. Defeat a Walker in any of the Battletoads games and you use its leg as a baseball bat. Defeat a Raven and you'll get the chance to use its beak as a sword. HELL YEAH!

#6 Keyblade - Kingdom Hearts took two of my favorite things, Final Fantasy and Disney, and teamed them up in order to save the world from evil. Other than being cool just on those merits, the main weapon is a Key that doubles as a sword. Sure, its not exactly plausible in reality, but neither are many of the weapons on this list.

#5 Buster Sword - Ask a lot of people what the most vivid image representing Final Fantasy VII is, and you will hear this mentioned at least 7 times out of 10. The first sword that Cloud Strife dons is the most memorable. Sure, in the grand scheme of the game, it is nowhere near the most powerful weapon in the game. Hell, by the time you get out of Midgar, you might already have a more powerful sword. Still, its a hallmark of this treasured game!

Next week, you'll get to see #s 4-2. Hope you enjoy these next three, and I'd love to hear your comments and opinions!