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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SEGA Master System (1995) 20 em 1 (20 in 1) is a compilation of twenty previously unreleased games in a single cartridge, which came... |
PlayStation 2 (2006) 24: The Game is an action-adventure game based on the Fox TV series. Set in between Seasons 2 and 3... |
PlayStation 2 (2006), Windows (2006) and Xbox (2006) 25 to Life is set in the urban inner city jungle where you can choose to be either a law... |
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Atari 2600 (1992) An unlicensed multi-cart from the Australian-based game distributor HES. The two games featured on this cartridge are "Alien Force" (actually... |
Atari 2600 (1992) Another entry in HES's extensive line of "2 pak specials". This cartridge contains two reissued games from Imagic: Cavern Blaster... |
Atari 2600 (1992) This is a two-in-one cartridge with two Imagic games:
Space Voyage (a renaming of Star Voyager)
Fire Alert (a renaming... |
Windows (2003) 3105 A.D. is a freeware single-player arcade style game similar to Galaxian.It is keyboard controlled with the arrow keys moving... |
Atari 2600 (1988) This was a cart that was released in PAL format in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Most were the pack... |
Windows (1997) The 3D Adventures of Sailor Moon is based on the TV anime series Sailor Moon. It is basically an interactive... |
ZX Spectrum (1987) 3D Defence (or Defence, 3D) is a simple shooter from Empire Software. Rules are very simple - player controls defense... |
ZX Spectrum (1983) The object of 3D Desert Patrol is to reach the safety of a road some distance ahead (depending on difficulty... |
Atari ST (1987) and Amiga (1989) As the name implies, 3D Galax takes the Space Invaders/Galaxian concept into the third dimension. Seen from a first-person cockpit... |
Macintosh (1999) and Windows (1999) In 3D Galaxy Fighters (strongly inspired by the classic Galaga series), your mission is to defend the galaxy from hordes... |
Xbox 360 (2010) 3D Infinity is an on-rails space shooter that features real 3D graphics. The player controls a ship that can fire... |
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Windows (2000) 3D Missile Madness is a 3D clone of the classic Defender style of gameplay. The player's ship can move left... |
Windows (2000) The federation is engaged in a brutal war with the bloodthirsty, vicious aliens. The aliens are preparing to unleash the... |
Atari 8-bit (1980) 3-D Red Baron Dogfight/Flight Simulator is a simulation game where the player, flying a warplane, must shoot down an enemy... |
ZX Spectrum (1984) and Dragon 32/64 (1984) The Seiddab (look at it twice and you'll get the joke) are on the rampage on the planet, and you... |
PlayStation (1996) 3D Shooting Tsukuru is a game in which you can make your own 3D shooter games. There are lots of... |
Dragon 32/64 (1983) and ZX Spectrum (1983) The first game to star the evil Seiddab, 3D Space Wars gives exactly what the title promises. As soon as... |
Amstrad CPC (1985) and ZX Spectrum (1984) The Outsiders have attacked the Earth Federation, laying waste to its defense fleets. In desperation, Federation Command sends the new... |
ZX Spectrum (1984) 3D Tank Duel is Battlezone clone, pre-wolf FPS. Player controls tank on battlefield and player's aim is to blow up... |
ZX Spectrum (1982), Commodore 64 (1983) and BBC Micro (1984) Tanx is the action game that let's you operate classic military tank. Standing in the front of seemingly deserted bridge... |
