A wise man once said: Hand to hand is the basis of all combat. Only a fool trusts his life to a weapon, and some video game characters really live up to that credo. Shooting a gun or casting a magic spell just doesnt offer the same visceral thrill as shoving a fist into a foes face, which was usually seen as the prerequisite for largely beefy, largely male monks, karate fighters, kickboxers, wrestlers, etc.