Group Description
This group contains shooters viewed from a perspective behind the player character as he automatically advances forward on a pre-defined path through pseudo- or real 3D environment. As opposed to
rail shooters, the player character can move freely around the screen to shoot at or dodge enemies and other dangerous objects. The player has little or no ability to affect the movement speed.
This genre was given particular attention by
Sega, starting with
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (1982), and popularized by
Space Harrier (1985).
To be eligible for this group, the player character must be both visible and controllable -- games where the character moves automatically and the player only needs to aim are classified as rail shooters and belong in that group.
| Game Title | Year | Platform |  Publisher | User Score |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.10 - After Burner II | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | 3D Ages | ... |
| Blue Lightning | 1989 | Lynx | Atari Corporation | ... |
| Burning Force | 1989 | Arcade, Genesis, Wii | Namco Hometek Inc. | 3.26 |
| Mega Hawk | 1984 | Commodore 64 | Big G Software | ... |
| Mig-29 Soviet Fighter | 1989 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, ZX Spectrum | Camerica Limited Inc. | 2.60 |
| Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom | 1982 | Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, SG-1000, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum | Coleco Industries, Inc. | 3.18 |
| 3D Tachyon Fighter | 1984 | Memotech MTX | Continental Software Ltd. | ... |
| Neural Gear | 1990 | Sharp X68000 | Cross Media Soft | ... |
| Alantia: Legend of Blue Star | 1988 | PC-98 | Cross Media Soft | ... |
| Total Eclipse | 1994 | 3DO, PlayStation | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | ... |
| Iljimae-jeon: Manpa Sikjeok-pyeon | 1994 | DOS | LG Electronics Inc. | ... |
| Space Harrier | 1985 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-6001, PC-88, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum | NEC Technologies, Inc. | 3.67 |
| MegaMorph | 1994 | FM Towns | Fujitsu Interactive | ... |
| Olmang Jolmang Paradise | 1995 | DOS | Gameland | ... |
| Galaxy Force II | 1988 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Genesis, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Windows, ZX Spectrum | SEGA of America, Inc. | 2.15 |
| After Burner II | 1987 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA 32X, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum | SEGA Enterprises Ltd. | 3.36 |
| Ai no Omochashi: Space Gigolo - Red Cobra | 1995 | PC-98 | Illusion | ... |
| Hyper Fighters | 2012 | Wii, Windows | Funbox Media Ltd. | ... |
| BIONICLE: Atticmedia | 2001 | Browser | Lego Group, The | ... |
| Hunter Patrol | 1985 | Commodore 64 | Mastertronic Ltd. | ... |
| Hover Blade | 1991 | Apple IIgs | MCX | ... |
| Slip Stream | 1989 | Amiga | MicroDeal Ltd. | ... |
| Crimson Dragon | 2013 | Xbox One | Microsoft Studios | ... |
| Web Wars | 1983 | Vectrex | Milton Bradley Ltd. | ... |
| Sin & Punishment: Star Successor | 2009 | Wii, Wii U | Nintendo of America Inc. | 3.47 |
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Game group created by
Unicorn Lynx (181361), additional games added to group by
Trypticon (11035),
GTramp (56896),
yenruoj_tsegnol_eht (!!ihsoy) (2630),
Victor Vance (8592),
Infernos (15551),
Sciere (480257),
Kohler 86 (7977),
Alaka (50051),
Kabushi (187602),
Игги Друге (46474),
Parf (7793) and
雷堂嬢太朗 -raido.jotaro- (60835)
