Shooter
Description
Shooters are action games in which the player character shoots enemies.
The shooting is usually performed with firearms in these games; however, any weapon that dispatches projectiles qualifies, which makes many games (e.g.
Heretic) that rely on medieval ranged weaponry or even magical projectiles shooters as well.
There are many shooter sub-genres, including
fixed-screen shooters,
scrolling shooters,
rail shooters, and others.
Since the emergence of 3D graphics, 3D shooters, popularized by
Wolfenstein 3D and
Doom, have become the leading representatives of the genre. This sub-genre is sometimes referred to as
first-person shooter, though this definition is not very precise, since the genre's distinguishing feature are 3D environments, not the perspective; some 3D shooters allow players to switch between perspectives, while others enforce a third-person view.
3D shooters may incorporate elements of other genres, most commonly role-playing (e.g.
System Shock games and
Deus Ex).
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Browser (2010) Echoes: Act 1 - Operation Stranglehold is the first game in a series of three games planned in total. It... |
Game Boy Advance (2001) Ecks vs. Sever is the amongst the first FPSes to be featured on the Game Boy Advance. The game tells... |
Windows (2012) Ecs-Train! is a shoot-em-up game in which the player has to protect a train riding girl from molesters. The player... |
Commodore 64 (1990), Amstrad CPC (1990) and ZX Spectrum (1990) Edition One is a games compilation consisting of the following games:
Gemini Wing
Silkworm
Xenon
Double Dragon |
Windows (2009) Edmund is a short game created for the TIGSource Adult/Edutainment competition, which it eventually won, and it focuses on the... |
DOS (1986) A conversion of the classic game 'Asteroids' specifically written to take advantage of (then-new) EGA's high-res mode. You won't find... |
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Macintosh (2002), Browser (2002) and Windows (2002) Eight Legged Freaks is a freeware movie license tie in developed for Warner Bros to promote the movie of the... |
PlayStation (1997), PSP (2008) and PlayStation 3 (2008) In 2192, a new city, Selene, is built on the moon. Over the years, Selene grows larger, more powerful, and... |
Windows (2004) El Airplane is a single player, side scrolling, shareware shooter.This game is a simple keyboard controlled scrolling shooter in which... |
Lynx (1989) Today, if a daughter of the President goes missing, I would look in the nearest bar. However, in the near... |
DOS (1992) This is a platform game with puzzle elements. You have to guide Jacek, the Electroman, around the levels, using such... |
PlayStation (1997) In a fantastic world divided by class and race, technology from a mysterious source has imbued a young prince with... |
Genesis (1990) Elemental Master's gameplay is similar to a top-down space shooter (i.e Raptor & Raiden), but what makes it unique is... |
Browser (2011) The weather was fine, and everyone decided it was a great day to be outside. Elephant dressed up in his... |
Genesis (1993) Eliminate Down is a horizontally-scrolling shooter similar in style to Thunder Force. The player has several weapons that can be... |
iPhone (2009) Eliminate Pro is an death match first person shooter. The game features multiple 3D arenas in which players can duke... |
Windows (1999) and PlayStation (1999) Essential a basic shoot-em-up game, Eliminator puts you in control of experimental hovering craft, running the gauntlet of various courses,... |
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Browser (2008) Eliminator is an arcade shooter in which the player controls a futuristic space ship and scores points by collecting orbs... |
Apple II (1981), Atari 8-bit (1982) and TRS-80 (1981) A home computer version of the Williams Electronics' coin-op game Defender. Your goal is to pilot your fast moving spaceship... |
Windows (2002) As an elite US Navy SEAL, you will tackle some of the toughest missions the military has to offer in... |
Windows (2001) In preparation for the most ambitious frontal assault in the history of modern war, the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles)... |
Windows (2005) Elite Warriors: Vietnam is a squad-based shooter in the vein of nFusion's Deadly Dozen. The missions are based around the... |
Windows (2006) A new narcotics cartel destroyed the local DEA-office in Bogotá. And now as DEA special agent Victor Corbet, codename El... |
