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).
 Game Title |
PlayStation (1998) and SEGA Saturn (1998) Part of the Arcade Gears series, this compilation features two old Irem scrollers: Image Fight and X Multiply. |
Atari 8-bit (1984) This is a compilation of three games by Imagic: Laser Gates, Quickstep and Wing War.Laser Gates is a side scrolling... |
ZX Spectrum (1984) Having travelled the galaxy in an attempt to defeat an alien race, you return home to find that they have... |
3DO (1995) In the future, mankind has been enslaved in a virtual reality simulation known as Perfect. This simulation is controlled by... |
Windows (2007) Is there anything you would give up everything to defend?The galactic civilization of the planet Dukis has quickly spread moving... |
Windows (2006) In I'm O.K: A Murder Simulator, you play as Osaki Kim, whose son was beaten to death with a baseball... |
PlayStation (1996) and SEGA Saturn (1997) With disregard for a background story, Funcom Dublin offers a Wipeout-esque mix of racing and driving at a very fast... |
iPhone (2009) impaXor uniquely mixes color-matching and arcade defense gameplay together. The objective of the game is to stop the enemies from... |
SNES (1992) In 2027 AD, there is a distant planet where high-tech robots have enslaved a class of mechanized creatures. These slave... |
Commodore 64 (1987) and ZX Spectrum (1987) Implosion is a shooter in which a planet is on full collision course towards the earth. Now the player has... |
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Atari ST (1989) Impulse is an action puzzle game in which you must use your laser to activate the cosmic detonator. In each... |
SNES (1996) In Incantation you are controlling a young wizard who has to complete several jump'n'run levels. Enemies are defeated by using... |
J2ME (2006) After the Ukrainian Chernobyl disaster in 1986, scientists put forward a new hypothesis about the cause based on mascots of... |
Windows (2000) and PlayStation (2000) In the near future, Cold War has reignited between USA and People's Republic of China. CIA has requested assistance of... |
Windows (2009) This is a digital compilation that contains the following games:
Incoming
Incoming Forces |
Windows (1998), Dreamcast (1998) and Macintosh (2002) Incoming aliens! Incoming aliens! They've already attacked the international moonbase, and they may already have a base in the Arctic!... |
PlayStation (1999) Grandmother Hatsu has a birthday. She wants it to be a special day, and is eagerly waiting for her presents.... |
Windows (1997), PlayStation (1997) and SEGA Saturn (1997) This arcade game is based loosely on the 1996 blockbuster movie "Independence Day." Interspersed with cutscenes lifted from the film,... |
Windows (1997) The Indies, colonists from Earth, and the Commonwealth are engaged in a never-ending war in Space. As an officer of... |
MSX (2006) I.N.E.R.T.I.A. (Inertial Navigation Experience Reaction Test Inside Arena) is a simple one-on-one shooting game relying on fast reflexes and the... |
DOS (1993) In Extremis is a science-fiction First Person Shooter (FPS) in which you play as a crashed space pilot stranded aboard... |
Windows (1999) Infantry is an online-only multiplayer action game with a science fiction theme. Players can spectate or join one of multiple... |
PSP (2005) Infected is a fast-paced third person comedy zombie shooter. The focus is on a humorous plot and combo-based zombie killing.It's... |
Windows (2007) and Xbox 360 (2009) Ryan Lennox is technically dead but still he remains on earth and works for the heavenly organization EtherLight. But also... |
