Here it is, the second to last installment in my blog series on my Top 10 Melee Weapons in gaming. I don't have too much to say to preface the list, so we'll get started

#4 Gunblade – Technically a hybrid weapon, the Gunblade from Final Fantasy VIII is a melee weapon with an attached revolver as a secondary weapon. By hitting the R1 button at the right moment during an attack animation, your simple weapon strike dealt extra damage. Before the Chainsaw Bayonet came along and became famous for combining melee with projectile, Final Fantasy VIII did it first, which earns it a place on this. . list. Seeing as how its primary function is as a striking/slashing weapon, I definitely am willing to consider this a part of my list.

#3 Agni & Rudra - Taking their names from the creatures you take them from after their defeat, these brother swords make their appearance in Devil May Cry 3. One possessing the ability to fling fire, the other gusts of wind, these swords work in tandem and can be temporarily combined into a double-sided scimitar. An interesting bit of trivia, in Hinduism, Agni is the god of fire and Rudra the god of storms.

#2 Wooden Sword/Unlabored Flawlessness – Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox introduced this weapon early on in the game. If you chose to buy it (and who didn't, because it was so cheap) you were rewarded with the weakest weapon in the game. However, the tenacious player who spent over 100,000 Essence to fully upgrade this simple training tool was rewarded with Unlabored Flawlessness, the most powerful weapon in the entire game!