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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NES (1985) and Wii (2008) In Star Luster, the player controls Dan Heinick, a pilot of the starfighter Gaia. He is tasked with having to... |
Atari 2600 (1982) A cockpit view space shooter very similar to Star Raiders but not requiring a keypad. In your starship, you must... |
Windows 3.x (1997) Star Merc is a single-player, first-person, space shooter from Diversions Software. The object of the game is to achieve a... |
DOS (1992) StarMines II: Planet Of The Mines is a single player space shooter.A huge cloud of dangerous objects was discovered in... |
Windows (2001) Star Monkey is a shareware space shooter game that follows the legacy of such classics as Raiden, Aero Fighters, etc.... |
TurboGrafx CD (1992) and Wii (2008) Star Parodier is a "cute-'em-up" top-down shooter that lampoons the Star Soldier games by replacing most sci-fi elements with humorous... |
TRS-80 (1982) Exploring a radioactive planet in the Betelgeuse sector, long desolate after the self-destruction of a legendary warlike race, you come... |
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Commodore 64 (1983) Star Ranger is a comparatively slow-paced side-scrolling Shoot'em Up. The player's ship can shoot in two directions, but the shooting... |
DOS (1995) The premise behind this game is that of a western, but set in the future, and in space. There is... |
DOS (1994) Star Reach is set in space in the 23rd century. After an unsuccessful peace attempt between the seven alien nations... |
Linux (2011) and Windows (2011) Starry is a rail shooter with wireframe style graphics and 8 bit music. It focuses on scoring through looping levels... |
Amstrad CPC (2008) Humans have colonized hundreds of planetary systems but have only found the ruins of other extraterrestrial civilizations. All we can... |
Windows (2003) Plot:
A space research station (The Aegis) tests a new drive system: 'the dimension drive'. Something goes wrong, and the... |
Atari 2600 (1977) Star Ship contains three different arcade action games which can be played by one or two players.Star ShipThese game variations... |
Windows (2004) Starship Conquer is an arcade shooter set in space. The story is reminiscent of the classic game premises: Killing the... |
NES (1987) A top-down/side-scrolling sci-fi shooter in which you take control of a small starfighter as you make your way through an... |
Windows (2005) Do your part in war against the bugs as Elite Marauder in mobile infantry. You are given weapons like a... |
Windows (1998) Starship Troopers: Battlespace was a massively multiplayer space shooter playable on the GameStorm network. Players could fight in campaigns or... |
Windows (2007) The Special Edition includes the Starship Troopers PC Game plus an exclusive art book, and a bonus disc with interviews,... |
Windows (1998) Starsiege: Tribes is a first-person shooter set in the Metaltech universe which pits different warring tribes against each other. This... |
PlayStation 2 (2003), Windows (2003), Xbox (2003) and GameCube (2003) Starsky & Hutch is an arcade racing game based on the popular TV series from the 70s, released to tie... |
NES (1986), Game Boy Advance (2004), MSX (1987) and Wii (2007) Starbrain, a giant super computer programmed for destruction, is threatening the Galactic Empire. As a skillful and experienced star soldier,... |
PSP (2005) Star Soldier is a budget remake of the classic top-down shooter which puts you behind the cockpit of a lone... |
