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Fragmentation Grenade
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Fragmentation Grenade

An explosive throwable weapon featured in classic action and tactical shooter games to clear groups of enemies with shrapnel.
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Action
8
Games
1996–2006
Years
2
Platforms
$7.04
Ø CIB
-2%
24M change

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The Fragmentation Grenade is a standard explosive weapon utilized across various retro action and tactical titles, including Die Hard Trilogy, Freedom Fighters, and The Matrix: Path of Neo. It serves as a vital tactical tool for flushing out enemies from cover in military shooters like Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol, Spec Ops: Ranger Elite, and Spec Ops: Covert Assault. Additionally, it provides critical area-of-effect damage in tactical and action-heavy titles such as Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel and the stealth-focused Sniper Elite.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the implementation of this explosive evolved alongside advancements in 3D game engines. In Die Hard Trilogy, players deploy the weapon within fast-paced, arcade-style levels, requiring rapid-fire reflexes. As tactical shooters gained popularity, Spec Ops Stealth Patrol, Spec Ops Ranger Elite, and Spec Ops Covert Assault introduced realistic throwing physics, forcing players to calculate trajectories and blast radii to avoid self-injury.
The weapon adapted to diverse genre mechanics over the next decade. In Freedom Fighters, it functions as a squad-support tool to disrupt fortified enemy positions. Fallout Brotherhood of Steel translates the explosion into top-down, attribute-based damage values against post-apocalyptic targets. In The Matrix Path of Neo, the item interacts with slow-motion "bullet time" mechanics, allowing players to shoot thrown explosives mid-air. Finally, its appearance in Sniper Elite established a foundation for the franchise's detailed internal damage modeling, where detonation forces and shrapnel dispersion are calculated relative to enemy positioning. This progression reflects the industry's shift from simple sprite-based explosions to complex, physics-driven environmental hazards.

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