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 |
Windows (1998) In this game the player assumes the role of John Sinclair, Inspector at Scotland Yard and Ghost-Hunter 'extraordinaire'. The game... |
Windows (2007), Xbox 360 (2007) and PlayStation 3 (2007) A new triad gang called the Golden Kane is gaining strength in Hong Kong and starts to openly threaten the... |
Xbox 360 (2007) and PlayStation 3 (2007) This Collector's Edition includes:
John Woo presents Stranglehold
Poetry in Slow Motion: behind-the-scenes documentary
Extended cinematic sequences
Video showing the... |
Windows (2004) Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising is mainly a multiplayer modern warfare game.
With as much as 150 players (although 64-128 players... |
Windows (2009) Hidden Target is a hybrid of first-person shooting action and tense third-person stealth gaming.When a new terrorist organization (Scarlet Vengeance)... |
Windows (1996) You are Josephine. An assassin that has to complete missions for her agency. The game is a first person shooter... |
Atari 8-bit (1982) In Journey to the Planets, you play a spacefarer who must find a way to return to his home planet.... |
PlayStation (1997) and PS Vita (2012) Trouble in Mega-City One: An unidentified perpetrator has taken hostages, including the mayor. Attempts to apprehend him have already led... |
Commodore 64 (1986) You are Judge Dredd.
Your job is to track down unsolved crimes in Mega City and solve them. To do... |
PlayStation 2 (2003), Windows (2003), Xbox (2003) and GameCube (2003) Judge Dredd is back. The comic book character who acts as judge, jury, and executioner makes another video game appearance... |
WonderSwan Color (2004) In your space fighter, the S-AIXAK, you'll be going up against the minions of the Judgement Silversword. Starting from a... |
Windows (1998) The Alliance has been invaded by an alien force named Species CAN-8932. The Council of Elders decreed that the Juggernaut... |
Windows (1998) Some time in the future, refugees from earth have gone to colonize Callisto and Europa, both moons of Jupiter. The... |
PlayStation (1995), PlayStation 3 (2007), PSP (2007), Android (2011) and PS Vita (2012) Jumping Flash is a first-person 3D action platformer where the player must use their triple-jump and special weapons to defeat... |
DOS (1990) This is a nice and simple game. You pilot a plane, and you just blow other planes up, while performing... |
Dragon 32/64 (1983) Jump Jet let's you fly the pride of the British navy, the Harrier VTOL fighter, across sea and land in... |
Macintosh (1994) and Windows 3.x (1994) Jump Raven is the second title released by Cyberflix. The game is set in New York in an undefined period... |
Windows (1999) Jungle Legend is a 3D first person action game that takes place in the jungle. A strange disease is spreading... |
MSX (1983) and Atari 8-bit (1984) This game is a 2D shooter. You 'll have to destroy the enemy's Magnet Power Station with your gun. There... |
Windows (2003) A giant computer code-named "Juno" has been infiltrated by a enemy program. This program is set to destroy the computer's... |
Atari ST (1987) Jupiter Probe is a vertically scrolling shooter in which the player has the task to fly over Jupiter to collect... |
Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) Jupiter and its moons are colonized, and are an ideal setting for motor racing. 3 lap races featuring 3 cars... |
DOS (1993) and Amiga (1993) A game based on the hit movie Jurassic Park.The game starts just after the T-Rex pushes the visitor's van into... |
Game Gear (1993) and SEGA Master System (1993) One of many games based on the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park, the version for Sega's 8-bit systems combines side-scrolling shooting... |
Windows (2001) and Macintosh (2001) Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender is a game based on the Jurassic Park 3 franchise. You play a Dino Defender... |
