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* ''VideoGame/GHOSTSquad'' can have multiple firing modes depending on the weapon:

* In ''VideoGame/Doom2016,'' the Heavy Assault Rifle can be modded with a tactical scope, which allows it to be used as a DMR. The Gauss Cannon can also be modded with a scope, and [[ChargeAttack it charges up as you do so.]]

* In ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000InquisitorMartyr,'' each gun has four attacks. Usually, single-shot and burst fire are bound to the left and right mouse button, and then the 1 and 2 keys have a '''Related but Different''' attack each. The exception is the Autogun class, which has a burstfire primary and a full-auto secondary. Certain attacks also have the "Compression" rule, which allows them to make a '''ChargeAttack.'''

* In ''VideoGame/StarCraft,'' the Terran Siege Tank can unfold into a howitzer battery, swapping its twin-linked 30mm PlasmaCannon with a massive "Arclite Shock Cannon," which more than doubles its attack power, at the cost of giving it an ArbitraryMinimumRange and rooting it in place. In the original, it's two guns crammed into the same turret, but in the sequel, the two smaller cannons unfold into one big one.

* In ''VideoGame/InquisitorMartyr,'' each gun has four attacks. Usually, single-shot and burst fire are bound to the left and right mouse button, and then the 1 and 2 keys have a '''Related but Different''' attack each. The exception is the Autogun class, which has a burstfire primary and a full-auto secondary. Certain attacks also have the "Compression" rule, which allows them to make a '''ChargeAttack.'''

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands'', as of ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'', has literally ALL of these, except for Spinning Up Barrels.
** Weapons can spawn with a bayonet, which increases melee damage when held.
** All weapons can zoom in, which causes you to aim down sight. Depending on the scope (and in ''3'', the manufacturer), you'll get a different looking crosshair.

'''Related But Different Secondary Fire:''' Weapon which has secondary fire which uses same type of ammo as the primary fire, but the projectile itself is different. For an example, the ASMD Shock Rifle from the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series has an instant-hit concussive beam as its primary fire, but its alt-fire takes the form of a plasma ball. As a bonus, these two attacks can be combined (shoot the ball with the beam) to form a [[UpToEleven tertiary fire mode]] by exploding the ball powerfully.

* ''VideoGame/Killzone}}'': The Helghast pistol inverts this, firing a 3-round burst as primary fire and a single shot as its secondary fire. Meanwhile, the shotgun and AT rifle unload 2 shots at once with their secondary fire, while the Helghast rocket launcher fires all three tubes.

* In ''VideoGame/Doom2016'', the Heavy Assault Rifle can be modded to fire miniature rockets. The Combat Shotgun also has a grenade launcher attachment. The Super Shotgun in ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'' gets a GrapplingHook.

** The Heavy Assault Rifle's mini-missiles described below requires quite some time to arm all 6 rockets.

** The [[MagneticWeapons Gauss Cannon]] combines this with '''Zoom'''. It also has the "Siege Mode" secondary, which turns it into a PlasmaCannon.

* In ''VideoGame/Doom2016'', the Heavy Assault Rifle can be modded to fire six miniature rockets. The Combat Shotgun also has a grenade launcher attachment.

* ''VideoGame/Doom2016'' 's plasma rifle has two: a "stun bomb" plasma bolt that creates a shockwave of electricity, and a weaponized cooling vent that acts like a slowly-charging shotgun. The chaingun also has the ability to split into three miniguns, tripling its damage output but occasionally overheating and stalling out.

'''Burst or Rapid fire:''' Usually found on pistols, sometimes on rifles, this allows for a faster, but less accurate series of shots, generally intended to be used at short range or during more intense firefights where precision is unneeded. A variant of this often appears in games featuring a double-barreled shotgun, firing both barrels at once.

'''[[BifurcatedWeapon Under/Overslung Weapons]]:''' Most common on assault rifles, but can appear on any gun, these can take the form of [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotguns]], {{Grenade Launcher}}s, [[LaserCutter cutting lasers]] or something similar. Often, these weapons can damage the player if misused, but even more often they take things down fast. The alt-fire weapon may use the gun's standard ammo, but more often has its own ammo supply which may be hard to come by.

'''[[QuickMelee Melee Attack]]:''' Often used in place of a default hand-to-hand weapon, a secondary fire might involve stabbing or whacking the opponent with the gun, which may have {{bayonet|Ya}}s or spikes specifically for that purpose. See also PistolWhipping.

'''Melee Block:''' In games with dedicated melee weapons, the alt-fire may allow you block other people using melee weapons, possibly also countering. This is most often applied to swords.

'''Zoom:''' Almost exclusively on sniper or marksman weapons, allows use of a scope to make accurate shots over a range. Usually this is useless at short range because it obscures your view and/or slows down the speed of the cursor so you can't easily track nearby targets. This includes the iron sight modes common in the more realistic shooters.

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* ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' are perhaps the iconic examples with their [[ArmCannon Arm Cannons]].

* ''Videogame/DoomTheRoguelike'' has this in spades, for almost every weapon available, and sometimes even alternate ''reloads''. Let's see:

* This is the standard "Alt Reload" for EnergyWeapons in ''VideoGame/DoomTheRoguelike''. It allows the weapon to fire a single burst at double damage-and then promptly explode; in the BFG's case, with enough force to level the area.

'''Examples''':