Dual-wielding je taky termín mnohem starší než GTA SA. Z novějších se používá třeba v Neverwinter Nights...
Z Falloutu je zase známější "ambidexterous".
Zdá se, že Akimbo se používá ve více hrách před MW2:
Following the popular success of Action Quake 2, from 1998 the word was adopted into computer gaming in reference to the dual wielding of two weapons. It was also mentioned prior to 1998 in the game, Blood (video game), as a power-up called the "Guns Akimbo". For example, in a first person shooter game, the player might choose a "pistols akimbo" option to wield one gun in each hand. In Far Cry Instincts when a player is dual-wielding weapons it is called Akimbo, and in Left 4 Dead there is an achievement for playing a campaign with only dual pistols, this achievement is called Akimbo Assassin. Also, the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars game features an experience reward called Akimbo Pistols, which are the only dual wield weapons in the game. More recently, [2]Modern Warfare 2 will feature Dual-wielding pistols, with the Akimbo perk mentioned by Robert Bowling on twitter (fourzerotwo).
