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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Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Game Boy Advance (2001) Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits is a collection of classic arcade titles: Joust Defender Robotron 2084 Sinistar
Mig-29 Soviet Fighter Amiga (1990), Atari ST (1990), Commodore 64 (1989), NES (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989) and Amstrad CPC (1989) The closest comparison to this action game would be Afterburner, a game which was overdue a decent home computer re-creation....
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor Windows (1999) This installment of the long-running RPG series Might and Magic series takes place in a world called Erathia. Humans and...
Mighty Rodent Windows (2006) Mighty Rodent is a side-scrolling shooter where the player controls a cigar-smoking hamster with a turret mounted on its back...
Mighty Switch Force! Nintendo 3DS (2011) Mighty Switch Force! is a side-scrolling platform shooter which puts the player in charge of cybernetic police officer Patricia Wagon...
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Wii U (2012) Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition is an update of Mighty Switch Force!. As well as re-drawn visuals, this version...
Mike Gunner Amstrad CPC (1989), Commodore 64 (1988), MSX (1988) and ZX Spectrum (1988) You are Mike Gunner, the most effective detective in the country, who has been hired to end with all the...
Millennium Soldier: Expendable Windows (1998), PlayStation (2000) and Dreamcast (1999) In 2463 a race of vicious aliens has invaded human planets, wiping out the population of Novocastria first. Only the...
Mindjack PlayStation 3 (2011) and Xbox 360 (2011) It is A.D. 2041. As world governments decline, terrorists and conspiracies arise, taking advantage of hyper-advanced technology to manipulate participants...
MindRover: The Europa Project Linux (2001), Windows (2000) and Macintosh (2003) While doing research on one of Juipter's moons, Europa, the people in the station take small mining machines used for...
Minebot Arena Windows (2004) Minebot Arena is an arcade-style action game with unique controls. Players take the role of a hovering Minebot, controlled directly...
Miner Wars Arena Macintosh (2012) and Windows (2012) Miner Wars Arena is a fast-paced shooter inspired by Tunneler and also draws elements from Liero. The story sets it...
Minigore iPhone (2009) and iPad (2010) John Gore, for reasons not adequately explored, is trapped in a dangerous area ("Hardland") and appears to be a minifig...
Mini Ninjas Adventures Xbox 360 (2012) Mini Ninjas Adventures is a spin-off from Mini Ninjas designed entirely for the Kinect motion controls. It has a visual...
MiniSquadron Android (2010), iPhone (2009), PSP (2011), PlayStation 3 (2011), Windows Phone (2011) and webOS (2010) MiniSquadron is a side scrolling shooter where the player takes control of a tiny little plane in dogfights against wave...
Minubeat Windows (2007) Minubeat is a cross between a shoot-em-up and a rhythm game. The player controls a spaceship, armed with a rapid-fire...
Mirage Macintosh (2010) and Windows (2010) Mirage is a student project for the Futuregames Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. Set in a mysterious fantasy world, the player...
Mirai PC-88 (1985), PC-98 (1986) and Sharp X1 (1986) The year is 720 of the Galactic Era. Humans have ventured into deep space and found they were not alone...
Miramar, Jet Fighter Simulator DOS (1990) Jump into an F-18 fighter jet and take on enemies as you cruise over the ocean in Miramar, Jet Fighter...
Mirax Force Atari 8-bit (1987) Uridium is the obvious influence on this shooter, viewed from above and scrolling both left and right. As a member...
Mis Ladrillos Interactivo Windows (2003) A collection of four games, each with its own distinctive setting and gameplay mechanics, bundled together in one pack. Kids...
Missile Alert! Atari ST (1991) Missile Alert! is a missile command variant for one or two players written in 68000 assembler. You have to protect...
Missile Attack! Windows 3.x (1992) Missile Attack is a single player variant of the classic Missile Command.The game starts with a series of missiles descending...
Missile Command Atari 2600 (1981), Atari 5200 (1982), Atari 8-bit (1982) and Browser (2010) Aliens from the planet of Krytol are attacking your cities!! As the commander of a missile base, it is your...
Missile Command iPhone (2008) Atari's 80s arcade classic is remade for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. The original defend-the-cities game now has both an...