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Bodycount (2011)

Bodycount is a 2011 first-person shooter video game for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, developed by Ego and published by Codemasters. While touted as the spiritual successor to Black, the lead designer of the latter game, Stuart Black, departed Codemasters partway through production. The plot concerns a soldier called "The Operative" who works for an agency known as "The Network," as he goes on a series of missions in war-torn nations to take down an enemy simply known as "The Target."


The following weapons appear in the video game Bodycount:


Overview

Bodycount features a standard two-weapon system, though with the twist that the player cannot simply pick up weapons they find; the only way to get new weapons is at drop points typically located at the start of each level. Weapons are unlocked as the player progresses through the story, with more powerful guns becoming available in later levels.

The game features a single generic pickup for all types of ammunition; precisely how this is possible is never gone into. As with Black, the "iron sight" function actually just zooms the screen in slightly without using the sight itself; in Bodycount's case there are no exceptions to this rule, since the game features no weapons with scopes or working iron sights.

Weapons

SIG-Sauer P226R

A suppressed SIG-Sauer P226R is the fourth weapon available to the player and the only suppressed weapon in the game. It is shown with a 15-round magazine, and follows the common videogame "magic slide" rule of having the slide lock open by itself when the magazine is released.

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SIG-Sauer P226R - 9x19mm
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The Operative holds his suppressed P226R as he admires some random bucket-wheel excavators attempting to colonise an African mine. The character is never named, and even the fact that The Operative is male is basically an educated guess.

Heckler & Koch USP Tactical

A suppressed Heckler & Koch USP Tactical pistol icon appeared in an old version of the HUD in one of the gameplay trailers. This could be either a severely incorrect icon for the final game's P226R, or a weapon which was scrapped during development. The final HUD design has a radar where this icon was shown.

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H&K USP Tactical - 9x19mm (with thread protector cap)
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The icon on the HUD.

Beretta 87FS Target Pistol

A fictional heavy pistol called the "CQB.45" is unlocked once the Africa missions are completed, it closely resembles a Beretta 87FS Target Pistol but with the slide-mounted safety of a Beretta 92FS. It has a 10-round magazine and can kill most regular enemies with a single shot; slightly odd behaviour, since even the game itself only claims it's a .45 and has a .45 SMG which doesn't do anything like as much damage. As with the SIG, the CQB has a magic slide which locks open by itself when the magazine is released.

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Beretta 87FS Target Pistol - .22 LR
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Selection icon for the "CQB.45." The text reads "Super powerful handgun. Effective damage against flesh and surfaces. Huge recoil slows fire-rate." Obviously a very useful weapon if you need to kill a slow-moving surface.
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The Operative reloads his "CQB.45" as he fights his way inside a secret Target base. Despite using a perfectly normal sidearm calibre, the CQB is capable of killing Target soldiers in their ridicu-armour in a single headshot, something even the G36K can only dream of doing.

Heckler & Koch MP7A1

One of the weapons initially given to the player, the Heckler & Koch MP7 is shown as good for "shredding" cover, but has limited range and is not particularly powerful or accurate. It is shown with a 55-round magazine.

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Heckler & Koch MP7A1 with factory magazine and iron sights - 4.6x30mm
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Heckler & Koch MP7A1 in-game.

TDI Vector

The TDI Vector, called the "KRISS" in game, becomes available once the Africa missions are complete. It is shown with a 50-round magazine, despite the game claiming it has a "low ammunition capacity."

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Transformational Defense Industries Vector - .45 ACP
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Vector with custom butt-stock.
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FPS view.

Benelli M4

The second starting weapon in the game, the Benelli M4 is called the "Super90" (with no space). The weapon is shown with side RIS rails mounted either side of the barrel ahead of the front grip, and the stock is shown collapsed. The M4 is correctly shown as semi-automatic; it does surprisingly little damage to scenery for a shotgun, and is shown with a 9-round tube magazine.

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Benelli M4 Super 90 with collapsed stock - 12 Gauge
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Selection icon for the Benelli M4. The text reads "Low range, high power shotgun. The closer the shot the more damage inflicted. Reloads take time, and fire rate is low, so only suitable for close encounters." Three repetitions are needed to describe the novel concept of a short ranged shotgun in a videogame.
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The Operative holds his Benelli M4 as he watches a handy airstrike ruining everyone else's morning.

Heckler & Koch G36K

The G36K is available from the beginning of the second level; the weapon is shown with the rail top carrying handle, but has four vents in the handguard, meaning it is not a G36C. As with the G36C in Black, the weapon fires in fullauto with the fire selector on semi-auto, and the reload features the traditional pointless pull of the charging handle. Like the MP7, it has a 55-round magazine.

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Heckler & Koch G36KV with rail top carry handle (originally introduced for G36C) - 5.56x45mm
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The Operative brandishes his G36K as rebel militiamen and government troops have an exploding contest under the local overpass
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The fun over and done, The Operative reloads his G36K. Note the fire selector on semi-auto and the lack of trigger discipline.

IMI Tavor CTAR-21

An IMI Tavor CTAR-21 is the fifth weapon available, fitted with a RIS rail mounting iron sights. Despite being the compact version, it is described as the longest ranged assault rifle. The CTAR is able to fire in single-shot mode with a short pull of the trigger; a longer pull will fire in fullauto, but the weapon will stop firing after three rounds.

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IMI Tavor CTAR-21 with ITL MARS red dot sight - 5.56x45mm
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The Operative holds a CTAR-21 as he makes his way through a fishing village in "Asia."
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While reloading, The Operative ponders who they think they're fooling by calling it "Asia" when there are giant red stars everywhere. Note the short barrel.
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Zoomed-in view of the CTAR-21. Note the black dot inside the rear sight; this is a graphical artifact, and is always visible inside the circle.

DSR-precision GmbH DSR-1

Exclusively used by enemy snipers, the DSR-precision GmbH DSR-1 is shown equipped with a bright red visible laser as per the standard videogame tradition of highly visible snipers. It is relatively difficult to get a shot of this weapon up close, as Bodycount has no weapons with magnifying scopes and snipers will switch to an MP7 if the player gets close to them.

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DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1 - 7.62x51mm NATO
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The Operative comes across a sniper brandishing his DSR-1, apparently just a little too focused on his job.
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Getting close to a sniper is rare, but allows the distinctive handguard of the DSR-1 to be seen. Note this sniper's laser has turned off; he is just starting to transition to his MP7.

FN Minimi SPW

The FN Minimi SPW, noted by the shorter barrel, retractable butt-stock, and missing carrying handle and STANAG adaptor, is the last weapon made available to the player, and is called the "Minimi" in the game. As with the real weapon, it has a 100-round drum magazine.

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FN Minimi SPW with 100-round cloth ammo bag and RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm
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Note "Para" butt-stock.
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Shooting the FN Minimi SPW in the game.

Unknown/Fictional Heavy Machine Gun

In "The Psycho Boss Gets Fired" CGI trailer the Psycho Boss fires an HMG.

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The HMG being fired in the trailer.

M61 Vulcan

In one of the Target bases, fictional attack helicopters are seen suspended from futuristic gantries, armed with M61 Vulcan cannons in their chin installations.

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GE M61 Vulcan - 20mm