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  1. 1Gunstar Heroes (1993)Gunstar Heroes (1993) 8.1/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 9, 1993Pick up two of the four basic weapons and you can fire them separately or combine them into a new shot. Try a Chaser combination when you need help tracking a target. At the start, the Free and Fixed shot styles also ask you to decide whether you want to move or plant your feet while aiming.0
  2. 2Contra: Operation Galuga (2024)Contra: Operation Galuga (2024) 7.0/10 on IGDBReleased Mar 12, 2024A second pickup of the same type powers up the weapon you already have. You can also sacrifice a special weapon to trigger its Overload effect, which might give you a shield or slow time. That makes the spare slot a choice between another shot for later and a way out of trouble now.0
  3. 3Cuphead (2017)Cuphead (2017) 8.5/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 29, 2017Take a close-range Spread shot and a homing Chaser into a fight and you’ll have two ways to deal with the same boss. Chaser lets you spend more attention on dodging, while Spread rewards getting close. Change the pair between attempts when one phase keeps catching you out.0
  4. 4Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2018)Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2018) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased Feb 6, 2018The gun you craft affects how your character moves. Heavier equipment, especially a heavier gun, changes the feel of getting around a level. A lighter build gives you a reason to revisit a mission even if the gun you already built does enough damage.0
  5. 5Metal Slug X (1999)Metal Slug X (1999) 7.8/10 on IGDBReleased Mar 10, 1999The default pistol never runs out. The special pickups do, so a heavy machine gun is something you use up rather than an upgrade you own. Decide which stretch of the stage deserves the extra firepower before you’re back to the pistol.0
  6. 6Blazing Chrome (2019)Blazing Chrome (2019) 7.9/10 on IGDBReleased Jul 11, 2019You can carry the different weapon types at the same time and swap between them. A death costs the special weapon you had equipped, leaving your other picks in reserve. That makes choosing what to carry into an unfamiliar stretch as interesting as choosing what to fire.0
  7. 7Alien Hominid Invasion (2023)Alien Hominid Invasion (2023) 4.3/10 on IGDBReleased Nov 1, 2023You can unlock and equip weapons alongside boosts. Permakeep lets you try out new gear and hold on to what you collect even if the invasion fails. Choose Mastery if you’d rather have a failed mission send you back to its start.0
  8. 8Cave Story+ (2011)Cave Story+ (2011) 8.7/10 on IGDBReleased Nov 22, 2011A level-three Machine Gun can hold you in the air when you fire it downward. That gives an upgraded weapon a second job as a way to cross a gap. Hits can drain weapon experience, so there’s a reason to protect that level even when another gun would do fine against the enemy in front of you.0
  9. 9Super Time Force Ultra (2014)Super Time Force Ultra (2014) 8.4/10 on IGDBReleased Aug 25, 2014A new life can use a different character’s weapon while the old one keeps replaying its actions. Rewind after a mistake and try a different attack alongside the one you already used. The choice is about what your past and present selves can do together.0
  10. 10Iron Meat (2024)Iron Meat (2024) 7.6/10 on IGDBReleased Sep 25, 2024Mutation Mode lets you choose which weapon upgrades turn into score pickups. You can also make Supercharge last indefinitely by giving up the second weapon slot. Pick it when you want to see how far one weapon can carry you through a familiar route.0