This Ultimate shows its best at narrow locations crowded with enemies, though it works fine in wide open areas as well. The 'Shocking Core' itself emits lightning beams at any enemy who comes nearby. The Ultimate Fire Mode of Lightning Gun unleashes a powerful core of electricity at the closest spot to the target.
However, due to its limited fire range, this weapon becomes completely useless at long distances, thus proper range control is important in order to not waste ammo. Possessing a Quad Damage allows the holder to kill bosses in few seconds. This thundergun fires a single continuous stream of electricity that is extremely effective in both wiping out hordes of weaker enemies and stunning the stronger foes (except for Bosses). Unlike the original game, in Hunter's Moon this weapon does not require as much aiming skills to lock-on most enemies.
Similarly to Quake 3 Arena and Quake Live, the Lightning Gun has a limited fire range and consumes ammo quickly, but devastates opponents in no time (if you are able to maintain your aim on them for long enough).