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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Windows (2011) and Macintosh (2012) This digitally distributed game collection includes:
Wing Commander
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi |
DOS (1992) and FM Towns (1995) This is a compilation of the entire Wing Commander II saga on a single CD. The compilation includes:
Wing Commander... |
DOS (1994), PlayStation (1996), 3DO (1995), Macintosh (1995) and Windows (2011) The war against the Kilrathi is going badly for the Confederation. Its flagship, the Concordia, has been destroyed, battles are... |
DOS (1991) Your carrier, the Tiger's Claw, is destroyed by Kilrathi stealth fighters. You are blamed for the loss of the ship.... |
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Windows (1997) and Game Boy Advance (2003) Following the Border Worlds conflict of Wing Commander IV, the galaxy is once more at peace. Colonel Christopher Blair, hero... |
Windows (1998) This Gold Edition contains:
Wing Commander: Prophecy (base game)
Wing Commander: Secret Ops (expansion pack)Secret Ops was previously only available... |
Windows (1997) This special edition package comes in an enlarged box which includes a copy of Wing Commander: Prophecy along with a... |
Windows (2012) The conflict between Earth and Kilrah is drawing to a close, and the Terran Confederation is not winning. Humanity's only... |
Windows (1998) Secret Ops continues the story of Wing Commander: Prophecy.
Casey and some of his wingmates are transferred to the Confederation's... |
Windows (1996) The Kilrathi Saga includes Wing Commander, Wing Commander 2, and Wing Commander 3. The first 2 Wing Commanders have been... |
MSX (2002) and Windows (2003) Winglancer is an attempt to create a so-called "mania shooting game" for the MSX2 (and subsequently Windows). Mania shooters have... |
Macintosh (2006) A classic birds-eye view arcade shooter where the player controls a selection of airplanes from WW2 propeller planes with machine-guns... |
DOS (1997) Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky is an action-oriented flight game set during World War I. The player takes the... |
Linux (2006) and Windows (2006) Wings 2 is a 2 player side-scrolling combat game. It might best be described as a competitive version of Asteroids.... |
Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) Wings of Death is a vertically scrolling shoot'em'up with a fantasy setting. You start out as a small insect, flying... |
Windows (2006) The sequel to Wings of Honour pits the player as either a WWI pilot of a special squadron of the... |
Genesis (1991) Gynoug is a horror-themed shoot'em up similar to Thunder Force and other horizontal shooters. But other than most of them... |
Windows 3.x (1993) WinRoids is a shareware Asteroids clone where you have to destroy every asteroid on the level while avoiding being hit... |
Windows (2007) The Winter Solstice is a fast-paced shooter created for the YoYo Games Winter Competition 2007. Chronicling the winter season's effect... |
Game Boy Advance (2006) and Nintendo DS (2006) Winx Club: Quest for the Codex is a scrolling shooter game based on the Italian television cartoon series Winx Club.... |
DOS (1996) and Windows (1996) Illwhyrin, the witch queen of Char, has been vanquished, her lair Witchaven destroyed, and the curse that plagued the land... |
PlayStation 2 (2005) and Xbox (2005) When terrorists invade a chemical plant and the employees are struggling to get out of the plant alive, a Navy... |
Commodore 64 (1987) and ZX Spectrum (1987) The good land of Midgard and the evil land of Neflheim have long been joined together by a powerful spell,... |
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