

Primary Weapons Pepper-ball Gun The Pepper-ball gun is based on technology originally designed for recreational paintball. Read on and then hit up the video section to check out that movie! -Dan Adams After playing the game, I can tell you they can really mess you up and cause no end of embarrassment in multiplayer games as you get arrested instead of killed. Not only are there convenient descriptions below, but they've also provided a nice video to not only show off the use of such weapons as the Pepper-ball Gun and Taser Stun Gun, but also the in-game effects of devices like the Flash Bang and Stinger grenades. Irrational Games, developers of SWAT 4, were nice enough to write up some information on the less lethal (meaning there is still some chance of fatality) weapons and tactical aids found in the game. Only the strongest and craziest of folk can fight through the efffects. While this isn't something any of us here at IGN have tried, we've heard that the effects of these weapons are seriously, but temporarily, debilitating. Anything from pepper spray to stinger grenades can render a person useless. While less lethal methods of subduing suspects aren't always successful in the field and deadly force can be used, most teams are equipped with a plethora of weapons and devices for taking down suspects with a much lower risk of death. As police officers, they're function is most usually to capture suspect s without the use of deadly force. SWAT teams aren't exactly search and destroy groups.
