who says destruction can’t be beautiful
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be looking through our picks for the top
10 video games with the best for this
list we’re looking at video games with
the best-looking explosion effects keep
in mind that we’re only taking into
account dynamic explosions which means
explosions that happen spontaneously
during gameplay as opposed to scripted
explosive events found in linear games
or cutscenes number 10 infamous – when
you’re unleashed on a heavily populated
city with electrical powers that would
make Emperor Palpatine jealous you
better expect a lot of things to go boom
indeed developer Sucker Punch made sure
that the open-world environment in
infamous – had plenty of things for Cole
MacGrath to blow up cars explode with
awesome fire and smoke effects and even
Cole’s arsenal of electricity based
explosives are fantastic for unleashing
one’s inner pyro
just don’t stand too close to a line of
cars when you’re about to blow them up
number nine bar cry for
welcome to the mountains we’ve got
rocket launchers
Ubisoft’s 2014 shooter brought players
to a war-torn Himalayan country and
provided them with an arsenal of weapons
to make their destructive mark but
gorgeous game didn’t skimp on the
pyrotechnic budget as evidenced by its
glorious assortment of explosions set
against the majestic environment
showcasing bright realistic fire and
awesome particle effects just don’t
stare at them too long or you might end
up engulfed in one now Breit command &
Conquer three Tiberium Wars
let’s go heads ready you’re probably
asking yourself how good can the
explosions in a strategy game really be
you’re not even up close to see them
well let’s see what happens when you
drop say a nuke on unsuspecting troops
yeah I thought so amazingly command &
Conquer threes visuals still hold up and
it really excels in me things that go
boom Department one of the great things
about strategy games is the ability to
destroy entire armies in one fell swoop
and Tiberium Wars has awesome explosions
to compliment total domination in the
war against Cain or the war for him let
him craft ready for liftoff eight
Orioles number seven Crysis 3
when you got an FPS franchise that’s
very existence was based around pushing
graphics to their absolute limit you
know you’re gonna get some awesome
looking explosions where’s your plan B
indeed the third installment of Crytek’s
flagship series provides some of the
most breathtaking explosion effects of
that console generation the environment
is engulfed in dense black smoke and
striking red flame whenever something
goes off in addition to lingering
particle effects
number six hedge ammonia legions of iron
that’s in general you have given us
ultimate victory over the dodge off bet
you weren’t expecting to see us base
based RTS from 2002 on here right
regardless of its age this game still
delivers when it comes to things blown
up ships explode in a barrage of light
fire Sparks and particle effects that
looked great back then and aren’t too
shabby today
and for all you purists who say these
explosions shouldn’t exist because
there’s no oxygen in space well come on
that’d be pretty boring if you destroyed
a spaceship and it didn’t go up in
flames am i right
Oh scientific liberties what would video
games – without you
number five Mad Max
a post-apocalyptic wasteland where
everyone takes part in ridiculous
vehicular combat things are gonna get
hot
much like the films this adaptation is
based on the explosions in this game are
raw real and huge tricked-out lethal
cars collide and engulf the screen in an
epic flash of orange and yellow leaving
behind a red dose of flame and smoke
effects
the destruction and explosion effects in
the game are able to stand toe-to-toe
with those in the film and some of the
best that each medium has to offer oh
what a lovely time to be alive
number four fallout 4 it’s an open-world
game based around nuclear annihilation
you can bet your bottle caps there’s
going to be some epic explosions in this
one
Bethesda seemingly perfected the
aesthetic of the post-apocalyptic
wasteland in Fallout 3 only to make it
more hauntingly gorgeous and destructive
with their next installment case in
point this is probably the only game
where you can just casually nuke the
environment with a handheld weapon The
Fatman weapon launches many nuclear
bombs where the resulting explosions are
devastating traumatic and awesome to
look at with the mini mushroom clouds
they create the apocalypse has never had
better flame effects number three Red
Faction
guerrilla GHQ and Volition’s Mars based
shooter series truly came into its own
once it shifted perspective from first
to third person and added one simple
mechanic blow up everything
thankfully they remember to make the
ensuing explosions pretty look at thanks
to the entirely destructible
environments of the geomod engine
guerrillas environmental destruction is
like no other allowing players to blow
up anything from the ground to entire
buildings this is one of our only
entries where the explosions can
actually affect the way you play the
game and the strategies you utilize and
that’s just the bomb number two Star
Wars Battlefront already one of the most
gorgeous looking games of the eighth
generation it should come as no surprise
that the visual wizards at dice stuffed
the game full of bright massive epic
explosions
the constant barrage of fire really
contributes to the atmosphere of war
that the game creates whether they’re
coming from destroyed ships blasters or
explosive devices our favorite the
thermal imploder weapon which comes
complete with realistic fire and smoke
effects and an epic sounding shockwave
when detonated all this is not to
mention dices killer sound design
representing the auditory wonder that is
the Star Wars universe I guess you can
say the force is strong with these
blasts before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one Just Cause 3 sandbox action
game is nothing without the ability to
blow things up at your will and
Avalanche Studios understood this when
they released the explosion Wonderland
that was just caused to in 2010 when it
was time for the third game in 2015
would they be able to top themselves in
a word yes the environment of Just Cause
3 is so abundantly explosive that it’s
hard to believe the entire map isn’t
just doused in kerosene
not only is there just so much stuff to
blow up but the effects that result from
them are wild and breathtaking
encouraging players to find multiple
ways to blow up that bridge or that
helicopter or that conveniently placed
fuel tank why is this so awesome yeah
just cause do you agree with our list
what games do you think have the coolest
looking explosions form or bombastic top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be looking through our picks for the top
10 video games with the best for this
list we’re looking at video games with
the best-looking explosion effects keep
in mind that we’re only taking into
account dynamic explosions which means
explosions that happen spontaneously
during gameplay as opposed to scripted
explosive events found in linear games
or cutscenes number 10 infamous – when
you’re unleashed on a heavily populated
city with electrical powers that would
make Emperor Palpatine jealous you
better expect a lot of things to go boom
indeed developer Sucker Punch made sure
that the open-world environment in
infamous – had plenty of things for Cole
MacGrath to blow up cars explode with
awesome fire and smoke effects and even
Cole’s arsenal of electricity based
explosives are fantastic for unleashing
one’s inner pyro
just don’t stand too close to a line of
cars when you’re about to blow them up
number nine bar cry for
welcome to the mountains we’ve got
rocket launchers
Ubisoft’s 2014 shooter brought players
to a war-torn Himalayan country and
provided them with an arsenal of weapons
to make their destructive mark but
gorgeous game didn’t skimp on the
pyrotechnic budget as evidenced by its
glorious assortment of explosions set
against the majestic environment
showcasing bright realistic fire and
awesome particle effects just don’t
stare at them too long or you might end
up engulfed in one now Breit command &
Conquer three Tiberium Wars
let’s go heads ready you’re probably
asking yourself how good can the
explosions in a strategy game really be
you’re not even up close to see them
well let’s see what happens when you
drop say a nuke on unsuspecting troops
yeah I thought so amazingly command &
Conquer threes visuals still hold up and
it really excels in me things that go
boom Department one of the great things
about strategy games is the ability to
destroy entire armies in one fell swoop
and Tiberium Wars has awesome explosions
to compliment total domination in the
war against Cain or the war for him let
him craft ready for liftoff eight
Orioles number seven Crysis 3
when you got an FPS franchise that’s
very existence was based around pushing
graphics to their absolute limit you
know you’re gonna get some awesome
looking explosions where’s your plan B
indeed the third installment of Crytek’s
flagship series provides some of the
most breathtaking explosion effects of
that console generation the environment
is engulfed in dense black smoke and
striking red flame whenever something
goes off in addition to lingering
particle effects
number six hedge ammonia legions of iron
that’s in general you have given us
ultimate victory over the dodge off bet
you weren’t expecting to see us base
based RTS from 2002 on here right
regardless of its age this game still
delivers when it comes to things blown
up ships explode in a barrage of light
fire Sparks and particle effects that
looked great back then and aren’t too
shabby today
and for all you purists who say these
explosions shouldn’t exist because
there’s no oxygen in space well come on
that’d be pretty boring if you destroyed
a spaceship and it didn’t go up in
flames am i right
Oh scientific liberties what would video
games – without you
number five Mad Max
a post-apocalyptic wasteland where
everyone takes part in ridiculous
vehicular combat things are gonna get
hot
much like the films this adaptation is
based on the explosions in this game are
raw real and huge tricked-out lethal
cars collide and engulf the screen in an
epic flash of orange and yellow leaving
behind a red dose of flame and smoke
effects
the destruction and explosion effects in
the game are able to stand toe-to-toe
with those in the film and some of the
best that each medium has to offer oh
what a lovely time to be alive
number four fallout 4 it’s an open-world
game based around nuclear annihilation
you can bet your bottle caps there’s
going to be some epic explosions in this
one
Bethesda seemingly perfected the
aesthetic of the post-apocalyptic
wasteland in Fallout 3 only to make it
more hauntingly gorgeous and destructive
with their next installment case in
point this is probably the only game
where you can just casually nuke the
environment with a handheld weapon The
Fatman weapon launches many nuclear
bombs where the resulting explosions are
devastating traumatic and awesome to
look at with the mini mushroom clouds
they create the apocalypse has never had
better flame effects number three Red
Faction
guerrilla GHQ and Volition’s Mars based
shooter series truly came into its own
once it shifted perspective from first
to third person and added one simple
mechanic blow up everything
thankfully they remember to make the
ensuing explosions pretty look at thanks
to the entirely destructible
environments of the geomod engine
guerrillas environmental destruction is
like no other allowing players to blow
up anything from the ground to entire
buildings this is one of our only
entries where the explosions can
actually affect the way you play the
game and the strategies you utilize and
that’s just the bomb number two Star
Wars Battlefront already one of the most
gorgeous looking games of the eighth
generation it should come as no surprise
that the visual wizards at dice stuffed
the game full of bright massive epic
explosions
the constant barrage of fire really
contributes to the atmosphere of war
that the game creates whether they’re
coming from destroyed ships blasters or
explosive devices our favorite the
thermal imploder weapon which comes
complete with realistic fire and smoke
effects and an epic sounding shockwave
when detonated all this is not to
mention dices killer sound design
representing the auditory wonder that is
the Star Wars universe I guess you can
say the force is strong with these
blasts before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one Just Cause 3 sandbox action
game is nothing without the ability to
blow things up at your will and
Avalanche Studios understood this when
they released the explosion Wonderland
that was just caused to in 2010 when it
was time for the third game in 2015
would they be able to top themselves in
a word yes the environment of Just Cause
3 is so abundantly explosive that it’s
hard to believe the entire map isn’t
just doused in kerosene
not only is there just so much stuff to
blow up but the effects that result from
them are wild and breathtaking
encouraging players to find multiple
ways to blow up that bridge or that
helicopter or that conveniently placed
fuel tank why is this so awesome yeah
just cause do you agree with our list
what games do you think have the coolest
looking explosions form or bombastic top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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