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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ZX81 (1981) Invaders is a Space Invaders clone: In the game the player controls a gun which can move left and right... |
DOS (1996) Invaders 1978 is a clone of Taito's Space Invaders, modeled to closely resemble the original arcade version. The player is... |
Windows (1995) Invaders 95 is a single player, freeware clone of Taito's Space Invaders. The objective of the game is to achieve... |
Macintosh (2010) and Windows (2010) Invaders: Corruption is a single-screen arena shooter similar to Geometry Wars. Players control a space ship, with a single life,... |
Odyssey 2 (1979) The players are in the Battle Control Central at the heart of the United Planets Interstellar Galactic Empire. From there,... |
Windows (2009) A space invaders tribute set in the Futurama universe. Its based off the episode "Anthology of Interest II" It is... |
Windows (2000) Invasion Deutschland is the German version of the Dutch game AmsterDoom. Instead of Amsterdam the 15 levels represent important German... |
PlayStation (1998) Strange sights have been seen in the sky, crop circles appear on the ground. These can only be signs of... |
DOS (1995) This game, despite its cheesy name, is one of the cutest shoot-'em-up style games ever made for the PC. There's... |
Windows (2012), PlayStation 3 (2012) and Xbox 360 (2012) Inversion is a third-person shooter set in the near future and the fictional Vanguard City. Players control the cop Davis... |
Windows (2007) IO is a remake of the Kinetic Designs 1988 Commodore 64 game of the same name. It is a side-scrolling... |
Commodore 64 (1988) An enemy has entered your region of space in a mothership, and unleashed foes aimed at destroying you. As the... |
Windows (2002) The I of the Dragon is a 3D Diablo-style Action RPG with a twist...instead of a measly wizard or warrior,... |
Xbox 360 (2009) and Windows (2010) Ion Assault is a twinstick shooter with a space ship, set in enclosed arenas in space similar to Geometry Wars.... |
Game Boy Advance (2001) In this Afterburner-inspired Gameboy Advance launch title, a player pilots the SHN fighter through seven pseudo-3D levels. Returning to Earth... |
Game Boy Advance (2003) This sequel to Iridion 3D is different in gameplay, but twice as much action. Piloting in Kiloblaster Style mechanics from... |
Amiga (1987) Iridon is a traditional, vertically scrolling shooter. The player's mission is simple: destroying 50 huge space ships by flying over... |
3DO (1995) Tetsujin returns in this sequel to Iron Angel of the Apocalypse. The story picks up shortly after the events of... |
Windows (2012) Iron Front: Liberation 1944 could be described as "ArmA II in World War II". The reason is that the game... |
Windows (2008) The imperialist Confederation has set its eyes on conquering the band of city-states that make up Atelia. You must fight... |
PlayStation 3 (2008) and Xbox 360 (2008) Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different... |
Nintendo DS (2008) Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different... |
PlayStation 2 (2008), PSP (2008), Windows (2008) and Wii (2008) Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different... |
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iPhone (2009), Android (2009), Zeebo (2010), Symbian (2010) and bada (2011) Iron Sight is a 3D turn based action/strategy game, based in a post-apocalyptic world. The player has the option of... |
