NecroVisioN

NecroVisioN Official Box Art Release Date: 2009 Developer: The Farm 51 Publisher: 1C Company 505 Games Aspyr Media Series: NecroVisioN Platforms: Microsoft Windows Genre: First-Person Shooter

NecroVisioN is a 2009 FPS videogame set in 1916 during World War I. The player takes the role of Simon Bukner, a young American soldier recently recruited into the British Army. In addition to German soldiers, Simon soon finds himself fighting supernatural forces, including vampires, demons, and zombies found in locations varying from the battlefields of World War I to secret laboratories and underground caverns. The main setting is the battle of the Somme, during which a rumor of a mysterious infection has appeared, which causes all people to turn into zombie-like state. Later, the game takes the player into two new settings; the underground realm of Vampires, and the demonic realm, Hell. A prequel entitled NecroVisioN: Lost Company was released in 2010.

The following weapons are used in the game NecroVisioN:

Sidearms

Colt M1911

The Colt M1911 is the standard sidearm for the player. The player can use two Colt M1911 simultaneously, or combine it with the Luger P08 and other hand weapons.

Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP

Colt M1911 ingame.

Simon aims of its M1911 in Kaiser soldier.

Simon reloads your Colt.

Simon with two Colt M1911.

Luger P08

The Luger P08. Weapon of German soldiers. Weaker than the Colt M1911, but the magazine is placed 8 rounds. The player can use two Luger simultaneously, or combine it with the Colt M1911 and other hand weapons.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is a 1917 dated handgun, thus it is a World War One firearm.

Luger P08 ingame.

Reloads P08.

Simon with two Lugers.

Sub Machine Guns

Bergmann MP18

The Bergmann MP18. Weapon of German soldiers. It is a common misconception that the MP18 wasn't introduced until 1918 with the Ludendorff offensive. However, this is not the case as there are reports that it arrived on the battlefield (albeit in small numbers) as early as 1916.

Bergmann MP18 Sub Machine Gun with 32 round Drum - 9x19mm

Simon with trophy MP18.

Player reloads MP18.

Player reloads MP18.

Rifles

Mauser Gewehr 1898

The standard-issue rifle carried by ingame German soldiers, just as in the real-life WWI. It can attach an 1898/05 bayonet, as well a scope and rifle grenade launcher. It cannot be reloaded with stripper clips ingame, instead the player character inserts one round after another. This could be done in real life, but practically the stripper clips were used whenever possible. It is likely the game developers implemented this so they would not have to program in separate reload animations for scoped and unscoped variants of the rifle, since scoped versions would obstruct the use of stripper clips to reload.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Mauser Gewehr 1898 ingame, with 1898/05 bayonet.

Look in rear sight of Gewehr 98.

Reloads Gewehr 98.

Post WW1 Weimar reissue Scharfschutzengewehr98 - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Note tangent-leaf rear sight, indicative of Reichswehr service.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 with sniper scope ingame. Pay attention to the straight charging handle, which is incorrect for scoped variants of this rifle.

Sniper scope of Gewehr 98.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 with grenade launcher.

Simon load new rifle greande to his Gewehr 98.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III

Starting rifle of player, and other British soldiers. Surprisingly the reloading is accurate, something seen very rarely in video games. A 10-round magazine reloads via two 5-round stripper clips, player must have discharged at least five rounds before inserting a single clip, and must completely empty the weapon to fully reload it. Can be equipped bayonet. Also available with sniper scope, and with rifle grenade launcher.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III - .303 British. This was the main battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War, introduced in 1907 it has seen action throughout the 20th century.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III ingame.

Look in rear sight.

Simon inserts a new clip into his rifle.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III with bayonet.

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk.III* (HT); sniper variant of the No. 1 Mk.III* - .303 British

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III with sniper scope.

Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III with grenade launcher.

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1897

The Winchester Model 1897 used only player. It has the 5 rounds magazine. Oddly enough, the shotgun is often found in the German trenches and fortifications.

Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 Gauge.

Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" ingame.

Reloading M97 "Trench Gun".

Machine Guns

Maxim MG08/15

The Maxim MG08/15 - portable machinegun, used by German stormtroopers. A player may take two machine guns at once. The game also has mounted MG08/15. They can be used enemies, and the player.

Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG08/15 ingame.

Simon apparently decided to become Rambo of WWI since he was armed with two MG08/15. Surprisingly, the player can do not only move with two bulky machine guns, but also shoot from them, and hit the target. Miracles!

Simon in his travels on German trenches, stumbles upon a German armored stormtrooper, armed MG08/15.

Mounted MG08/15.

Other

Stielhandgranate

Standard grenade of German army.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

Stielhandgranate ingame.

Stielhandgranate "Geballte Ladung"

The powerful complect of grenades. Used only by the player.

Model 24 "Geballte Ladung" ("Bundled Charge"), a common improvised version of the Model 24 consisting of one complete grenade bundled together with six grenade heads, creating a more powerful charge.

"Geballte Ladung" ingame.

Mk 1 hand grenade

Mk 1 hand grenade used only the player.

Mk 1 "Pineapple" World War I-made High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Simon with Mk 1 hand grenade.

Dynamite

Dynamite is used only by the player. It can be laid in various locations. Also, can use it as a throwing weapon.

Simon with dynamite.