The Bushmaster ACR is rapidly becoming a fan favorite in Modern Warfare 2, and with the new map pack dropping soon, its popularity is sure to increase even more so. Negligible recoil, great iron sights, and crazy range? Yes, please! In fact, because of MW2, the ACR is already becoming infamous in real life. It's just the latest in a long line of weapons with fanboys.
See, just as video games develop hardcore fans, so do the weapons in those games. You can't stop it, it's nature—like bees drawn to a certain pollen, or a professional golfer drawn to a certain porn star with a penchant for DPs. Scientists say (at least they do in our minds) that nostalgia and undeniable badassness combine to create an intoxicating effect, resulting in the reverence of certain in-game implements that take on a legendary quality.
Some of them may not be the most powerful ones available, but they've attained a strong following one way or another. How strong? Well, we may not be cosplayers hanging around the anime cons, but we wouldn't mind having the real versions of these tools of destruction...
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