History Main / ChargedAttack

** Raiden has a Shocking Grasp for his ChargedAttack, which in turn has a {{Fatality}} variation, and also a Charged Uppercut fatality. Many other fatalities require you to hold a button for a certain length of time, usually well before you defeat your opponent.

** Taken to an extreme in ''Metroid Prime'' since you could charge any beam weapon AND use an added missile attack with the charged shot.

* In DarkCloud 2, Max and Monica can charge their melee attacks, by holding down the attack button.
* DevilMayCry's gauntlet weapons [Ifrit, Beowulf and Gilgamesh] have always had the ability to increase their hitting power by holding the button. Dante also has Drive for his sword, and in 1, 3 and 4 there's the ability to charge shots from guns [all of them in 1, Ebony & Ivory and Artemis in 3, and Ebony & Ivory, Blue Rose and Coyote-A in 4].
** Dante does not actually have Drive in Devil May Cry 1. Instead he has Round Trip, which is a charge move, but involves throwing his sword like a boomerang, rather than firing a slash. Vergil also has this move in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition.
* Somewhat weirdly, HalfLife 2's ''pistol'' has a charged attack, allowing it to fire a burst of shots in a short span of time. Especially weird in that it's not your standard 3-round burst, but more like 15 bullets fired ''at the exact same time''. This was such as GameBreaker that it was disabled for multiplayer in a later patch (although it still works in single player).

* Devil May Cry features this type of Charged Attack as well.
* SecretOfMana and SecretOfEvermore have the hold-type charged attack. At higher weapon levels, this quickly becomes AwesomeButImpractical.
* The RealLife practise of "cooking" a hand grenade (holding it for a few seconds before throwing) could be seen as a variation of this. It can even increase the attack power if it causes the bomb to go off in midair, as airbursts are typically more effective than the same weapon detonating on the ground.

* {{Doom}} 3's BFG 9000 can be charged to create a heavier hitting projectile (at the cost of more ammo consumption). A fully charged blast can take out everything in the game with one shot except the Cyberdemon. Careful to watch the charge meter, though, or else you'll end up overcharging and having the gun blow up in your face.

* ShadowOfTheColossus allows you to stab at the Colossi's weak points, taking away at least one fifth of their health, by holding the attack button. Holding the attack button with a bow will also make the arrow go faster and farther in a straighter trajectory.

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** The hold item Power Herb eliminates this charge-up turn. In sunlight, [=SolarBeam=] does not require a charge-up turn, while in rain it requires two.

* In ''[[SuperSmashBros Super Smash Brothers Melee]]'' (and ''Brawl''), Mr. Game & Watch's "Oil Panic" move works by collecting [[RuleOfThree three]] enemy projectiles in a bucket, then unleashing a splash of oil. The power of the splash depends on the power of the projectiles that were absorbed.

** Some Special B move attacks are more powerful the longer the attack button is held, but some (Samus, DonkeyKong, [[{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo and Lucario]]'s neutral B moves, especially) can be charged up and released whenever the player wishes it. The Super Scope item can also be charged.
** And some characters aren't ''completely'' defenseless: when charging up, they hold the ball of energy in front or behind them, damaging on contact.

** Raiden has a Shocking Grasp for his ChargedAttack, which in turn has a {{Fatality}} variation.

** Raiden has a Shocking Grasp for his ChargedAttack.

* ''KnightsInTheNighmare'' requires you to hold the item on the knight (hold your stylus on screen) to charge a skill, even longer for a Hi-Skill.

* {{Super Monkey Ball}}'s Monkey Fight has this, a sumo like game where you can charge your fist before punching -- a good smack can send opponents flying out of the ring.

* 'Collect' type charge attacks. Closely related to the LimitBreak popular in {{JRPS}}s, this involves performing some sort of action repeatedly to fill up a ChargeMeter, and once it reaches a certain point (usually, full) the attack may be unleashed. This action can be anything, from waiting for the bar to fill automatically, to inflicting damage on enemies, suffering (or blocking) their attacks, healing allies, or so on.

* 'Collect' type charge attacks. This involves performing an action repeatedly to fill a meter, which can then be used to trigger the attack when it's filled fully or a set distance. This action can be as simple as waiting for the bar to refill by itself after depleting it, but can also include blocking enemy attacks [''DevilMayCry 3's'' Royal Guard being an example of this], absorbing enemy shots [''{{Ikaruga}}''], or things like healing party members in [=RPGs=].

* 'Hold' type charge attacks. These involve holding a button or direction for a set amount of time and then releasing or performing a final combination of button presses. A classic example of a hold-type charge attack is the [[WaveMotionGun Wave Cannon]] of the ''{{R-Type}}'' series. In fighting games, one could instead bring up characters like Guile in ''StreetFighter II.'' Of course, because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard, it often doesn't have to bother with the whole charging thing if using the same abilities against you (though if it does, it often has a helpful countdown). The held button is typically the attack button, leaving you defenseless while the attack is charging. As a result, depending on the game/situation, the charged attack [[AwesomeButImpractical might not be worth the charge time]]. This goes double if you also can't move while charging your attack. Occasionally the reverse happens, and while charging (or firing) it becomes an InvulnerableAttack.

Both types may be accompanied by a ChargeMeter.

See also LimitBreak, a type of charged move used in [[{{JRPG}} turn-based RPGs]].

* Devil May Cry also has this type: as well as the Devil Trigger gauge, Nero has his sword revving, while Dante has Royal Guard's Rage Meter and the Disaster Gauge of Pandora's Box.

*"Burst Mode" in {{Gungrave}}. Holding down the fire button while standing still makes your shots more powerful as it causes Grave to go into a frenzy and he will jump and spin around, shooting everything [[OffhandBackhand without looking]]. Billy and Juji in the sequel get their own variation (Juji's can launch a charged sword combo when the melee button is held for a few seconds and then released).

* When fighting the final boss of ''Metroid Prime'', [[spoiler:in order to use the final weapon, Samus must stand in a pool of Phazon while firing.]] And yes, as you can imagine, standing in one place leads to bad things if one is not careful. That said, the boss is totally helpless while taking damage - it's only the other things that may be around that pose a threat.
** ''Metroid Prime 2'' features a similar weapon with a twist: [[spoiler: when fighting Dark Samus at the end of the game, she'll occasionally release Phazon "sparks" that Samus must absorb using the charge beam in order to turn it into a Phazon blast, the only thing that can hurt Dark Samus]]. It's really very annoying, mainly since the boss this weapon is used on has a strict time limit and comes directly after a ''long'' endurance match with the boss before, but at the same time, undeniably cool.

* ''MegaMan'' is one of the earliest users of this. The ChargedAttack has been a staple of his Buster ever since the fourth game of the original series, and even before then, he was able to charge up Heat Man's Atomic Fire in the second game.
** In the MegaManX Series, the Arm part of whatever armor usually grants the ability to charge the special weapons, in addition to making the default charged buster [[DaftPunk harder, better, faster, stronger]].
** In the MegaManZero series, Zero gains the ability to charge all of his melee weapons.