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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Dreamcast (2001) The Dreamcast port of the second Rainbow Six title includes both the original game and its add-on Urban Operations. |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Poker chip key chain
Bonus disc:
Strategy video
Interview with... |
Windows (2010) This collection includes the following Rainbow Six games:
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 |
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
A silenced SPAS-12 shotgun
Early access to the SC3000 Assault Rifle... |
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DOS (1997) Tommy's Arcade is a compilation of fifteen games from Tommy's Toys.The games included in this compilation are
Tommy's Palace
Tommy's... |
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DOS (1997) Tommy's Gorilla Ball Pak is a shareware compilation featuring ten DOS games. The games included in this compilation are:
Tommy's... |
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