Group Description
This group contains shooters viewed from a perspective behind the player character as he automatically advances forward on a pre-defined path through pseudo- or real 3D environment. As opposed to
rail shooters, the player character can move freely around the screen to shoot at or dodge enemies and other dangerous objects. The player has little or no ability to affect the movement speed.
This genre was given particular attention by
Sega, starting with
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (1982), and popularized by
Space Harrier (1985).
To be eligible for this group, the player character must be both visible and controllable -- games where the character moves automatically and the player only needs to aim are classified as rail shooters and belong in that group.
| Game Title |  Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
| Crimson Dragon | 2013 | Xbox One | Microsoft Studios | ... |
| Space Marisar | 2012 | Windows | Y.G.C. | ... |
| Hyper Fighters | 2012 | Wii, Windows | Funbox Media Ltd. | ... |
| Sin & Punishment: Star Successor | 2009 | Wii, Wii U | Nintendo of America Inc. | 3.51 |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.30 - Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition | 2007 | PlayStation 2 | SEGA Corporation | ... |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.20 - Space Harrier 2: Space Harrier Complete Collection | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | SEGA Corporation | ... |
| Shoot | 2005 | PlayStation | Phoenix Games B.V. | ... |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.10 - After Burner II | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | 3D Ages | ... |
| Arch Angel | 2004 | J2ME | Wait4u Co., Ltd. | ... |
| Sega Ages 2500: Vol.4 - Space Harrier | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | 3D Ages | ... |
| BIONICLE: Atticmedia | 2001 | Browser | Lego Group, The | ... |
| Galaga: Destination Earth | 2000 | PlayStation, Windows | Hasbro Interactive, Inc. | 2.60 |
| WebWar | 1998 | Windows | | ... |
| Panzer Dragoon Mini | 1996 | Game Gear | SEGA Enterprises Ltd. | 3.35 |
| Space Harrier (Limited Special Pack) | 1996 | SEGA Saturn | SEGA Enterprises Ltd. | ... |
| Izmir | 1995 | DOS | Soft Town | ... |
| Solar Eclipse | 1995 | PlayStation, SEGA Saturn | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | 3.76 |
| Ai no Omochashi: Space Gigolo - Red Cobra | 1995 | PC-98 | Illusion | ... |
| Blue Lightning | 1995 | Jaguar | Atari Corporation | 2.08 |
| Olmang Jolmang Paradise | 1995 | DOS | Gameland | ... |
| MegaMorph | 1994 | FM Towns | Fujitsu Interactive | ... |
| Total Eclipse | 1994 | 3DO, PlayStation | Crystal Dynamics, Inc. | ... |
| Iljimae-jeon: Manpa Sikjeok-pyeon | 1994 | DOS | LG Electronics Inc. | ... |
| Panorama Cotton | 1994 | Genesis | Sun Corporation | ... |
| Novastorm | 1993 | 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, SEGA CD | Psygnosis Limited | 3.31 |
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Game group created by
Unicorn Lynx (181699), additional games added to group by
PoliticallyCorrupt (1550),
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S Olafsson (39258),
yenruoj_tsegnol_eht (!!ihsoy) (2629),
Victor Vance (10124),
Infernos (19981),
Sciere (539068),
Kohler 86 (7966),
Alaka (58676),
Kabushi (220186),
Игги Друге (46414),
Parf (7789) and
雷堂嬢太朗 -raido.jotaro- (60735)
