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- Video games like Blitz: The League 2 showcase violent hits and injuries through X-ray animations.
- Tenchu: Wrath of the Dragon uses X-rays to depict brutal kills with necks being broken and hearts ripped out.
- Sniper Elite: Resistance features detailed X-ray kill cams showing organs and bones being destroyed by accurate shots.
Many video games allow and encourage you to attack a bunch of enemies. In the process, you likely kill or knock them out. The fact that they're no longer able to fight back is a good indication that you've done plenty of damage. However, it's always nice to see exactly what sort of punishment you've dished out.
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PostsSome games allow this by including an X-ray feature that lets you see your victim's bones and, sometimes, organs react to your attacks. It always makes for a cool visual and makes your hits all the most satisfying. Unfortunately, though, it's not a feature that is in every game. However, it is in the following ones.
8 Blitz: The League 2
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Action Sports Systems Released August 18, 2008 ESRB M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence Developer(s) Midway Games, Inc. Publisher(s) Noviy Disk, Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. Number of Players 1 Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Powered by Expand CollapseFootball is a hard-hitting sport, but it's easy to forget that while playing the squeaky clean Madden. However, in Blitz: The League, it's impossible to ignore how violent the sport can be. In fact, the game makes it seem even more violent.
One of the best ways it does this is through the use of X-rays. Sometimes, when someone is hit with a big tackle, the game cuts to an X-ray, showing the damage being done. You can see shoulders getting separated, necks being sprained, and even damage to the brain.
7 Tenchu: Wrath Of The Dragon
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Stealth Action Fantasy Martial Arts Systems Released March 4, 2003 ESRB M // Blood and Gore, Violence Publisher(s) Activision, FromSoftware Multiplayer Local MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
PHYSICALTenchu: Wrath of the Dragon is a stealth game where you can play as a ninja. However, there is also another playable character who isn't a ninja. Instead, he is an assassin named Tesshu.
Since he's not a ninja, his fighting style is a little different. It's a bit less slick and more brutal. The game showcases this by including X-rays when you stealth kill someone to show you the damage being done. You sometimes see necks get broken, and legs get snapped. The most brutal of all, though, is when you see Tesshu's hands on the X-ray as they grab their victim's heart before ripping it out.
6 Zombie Army 4: Dead War
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Third-Person Shooter Survival Horror Systems 4.0/5 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 75/100 Critics Rec: 63% Released February 4, 2020 ESRB M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language Developer(s) Rebellion Developments Publisher(s) Rebellion Developments Engine AsuraWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONZombies might be rotten and not really alive, but they still have bones and internal organs. In Zombie Army 4: Dead War, these things can also be considered targets.
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PostsThis is because it's a third-person sniper game where you occasionally fire shots that are so impressive that you get a slow-mo shot of the bullet ripping through the target's body. Sometimes, they break bones, while other times, the bullet destroys an organ. It gives you a bit more insight into what sort of damage you're doing to these undead creatures.
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Action-Adventure Beat 'Em Up Systems Released February 8, 2005 ESRB m Developer(s) Namco Publisher(s) NamcoWHERE TO PLAY
PHYSICALDeath by Degrees is an action-adventure spin-off of the Tekken series, and it stars Nina Williams. While she isn't often presented as the strongest character in the Tekken series, she proves to be a lot stronger than regular combatants in Death by Degrees as she fights groups of enemies at once.
In the process, she uses her martial arts to dislocate and possibly break the bones of her foes. As the break occurs, you get to see a clear X-ray of what is happening.
4 Dying Light
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Open-World Survival Horror Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 74/100 Critics Rec: 49% Released January 27, 2015 ESRB M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language Developer(s) Techland Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Games Engine Chrome Engine 6 Multiplayer Online Co-OpWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALDying Light is set in a post-apocalyptic world where you must use your parkour skills to get around the large zombie hordes. Yet, climbing or running away isn't always possible. Occasionally, you need to stand your ground and fight using an array of melee weapons.
When swinging them, you sometimes land a more powerful strike, which is when the X-ray vision appears. It's different in this game from many other titles because it doesn't cut to a scene showing the X-ray. Instead, the X-ray just appears on the zombie's body at the time of the impact. This means the gameplay doesn't stop to show you what damage is happening; it just slows down for a second.
3 Skate 3
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Sports Systems Released May 11, 2010 ESRB T For Teen Due To Crude Humor, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Violence, Suggestive Themes Publisher(s) Electronic Arts Engine RenderWare Multiplayer Local Multiplayer, Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONUsually, when X-rays are shown in games, it's to highlight the damage you're doing to an enemy or what they're doing to you. In Skate 3, however, it's about the damage you're doing to yourself.
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PostsIn the Hall of Meat mode - or when the Hall of Meat setting is turned on - you can start to see a red skeleton appear in your body when you crash into things. It doesn't appear all at once; it's based on what you hit. For instance, if you damage your spine, your spine will suddenly be visible through your character. It's just a way to keep track of which of your body parts you've damaged while skating.
2 Mortal Kombat 10
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Fighting Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 84/100 Critics Rec: 91% Released April 7, 2015 ESRB M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language Developer(s) NetherRealm Studios Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Engine Unreal Engine 3 Multiplayer Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALMortal Kombat has always been a violent series. Recent entries have added to this violence by including X-ray attacks, which are vicious moves that fighters can perform to do significant damage to their opponents.
Not only is that damage shown on the health bar, but the animation clearly shows how painful it is. Each one includes the fighter shattering their opponent's bones or organs. Somehow, the fighters are often able to carry on afterward.
1 Sniper Elite: Resistance
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Third-Person Shooter Action Adventure Systems 8.0/10 Released January 30, 2025 ESRB M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language Developer(s) Rebellion Developments Publisher(s) Rebellion Entertainment Engine Asura Multiplayer Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer Cross-Platform Play Yes, all platformsWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONWhen you think of X-rays in video games, Sniper Elite is likely one of the first series to come to mind. After all, X-ray kill cams are a huge part of this series. So, they, of course, feature in Sniper Elite: Resistance.
Like the previous instalments, when you fire a shot at an enemy, you will sometimes get a slow-motion kill cam that shows what the bullet you fired does to the person it hits. It's common to see eyes obliterated, lungs destroyed, and testicles burst all because of your accurate shooting. The fact that the skeleton you see is so detailed in this game makes X-ray shots all the more satisfying.
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