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 | MobyScore |
| Alantia | 1988 | PC-98 | Cross Media Soft | ... |
| Solar Eclipse | 1995 | PlayStation, SEGA Saturn | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | 3.81 |
| Total Eclipse | 1994 | 3DO, PlayStation | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | ... |
| Iljimae-jeon: Manpa Sikjeok-pyeon | 1994 | DOS | LG Electronics Inc. | ... |
| MegaMorph | 1994 | FM Towns | Fujitsu Interactive | ... |
| Olmang Jolmang Paradise | 1995 | DOS | Gameland | ... |
| Ai no Omochashi: Space Gigolo - Red Cobra | 1995 | PC-98 | Illusion | 3.30 |
| Crimson Dragon | 2013 | Xbox One | Microsoft Studios | ... |
| Firefox | 1984 | Arcade | Atari, Inc. | ... |
| Web Wars | 1983 | Vectrex | Milton Bradley Ltd. | ... |
| Burning Force | 1989 | Arcade, Genesis | Namco Hometek Inc. | 3.50 |
| 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. | 1.94 |
| Space Harrier | 1985 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-88, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum | NEC Technologies, Inc. | 3.53 |
| Sin & Punishment: Star Successor | 2010 | Wii | Nintendo of America Inc. | 3.85 |
| Shoot | 2005 | PlayStation | Phoenix Games B.V. | 1.42 |
| Attack Animal Gakuen | 1987 | NES | Pony Canyon, Inc. | 2.87 |
| Microcosm (Collector's Edition) | 1994 | DOS | Psygnosis Limited | ... |
| Microcosm | 1993 | 3DO, Amiga CD32, DOS, FM Towns, SEGA CD | Psygnosis Limited | 2.44 |
| Novastorm | 1993 | 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, SEGA CD | Psygnosis Limited | 3.29 |
| SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.20: Space Harrier 2 - Space Harrier Complete Collection | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | SEGA Corporation | 5.00 |
| Space Harrier (Limited Special Pack) | 1996 | SEGA Saturn | SEGA Enterprises Ltd. | ... |
| Galaxy Force | 1989 | SEGA Master System | SEGA Enterprises Ltd. | 3.20 |
| SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.4: Space Harrier | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | 3D Ages | ... |
| Space Harrier 3-D | 1988 | SEGA Master System | SEGA of America, Inc. | 3.52 |
| Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom | 1982 | Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, SG-1000, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum | Coleco Industries, Inc. | 3.33 |
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