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Freezethrower
In what seems to be somewhat of a homage to Hexen, the Freezethrower shoots miniature crystals very fast. When you hit the enemies enough, they freeze, and then you can shatter them.
This weapon isn't very well documented in the manual, so here's an explanation: one shot with a Freezethrower will not automatically freeze any enemy. In fact, it does damage to the enemy, and quite a bit of it too. Before the enemy dies (i.e. he has one hit point left) he will freeze, which will allow you to go up and shatter him. However, if he thaws, just hit him with any weapon and he'll die. This all means that you can use Freezethrowers against bosses (something you can't do with a Shrink Ray). Also note that the projectiles of the Freezethrower will bounce off walls and hurt Duke, so be careful when firing! Contrary to the instruction book, ammo packs come in 25, not 50.
