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The term Shooter encompasses a wide variety of video games that employ shooting as the primary method of interaction with other objects in the game. As a result, Shooters can differ greatly from one another in the following criteria.
- Fixed or Scrolling: Very early arcade shooters, such as Space Invaders and Galaxian were limited to one single screen. Improved technology and increased memory have allowed more sophisticated shooters to scrolls across an entire stage, like Xevious or Gradius
- Fixed Orientation or Open: Some scrolling shooters only allow you to scroll in one particular direction like Xevious or Gradius, while others allow you to scroll in any direction of your choice, like Sinistar or Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. Others are a mix, like Star Fox and Star Fox 64.
- Vertical or Horizontal Scrolling: Among the fixed orientation shooters, many opt for only one type of scrolling such as Vertical (e.g. Xevious, Raiden) or Horizontal (e.g. Gradius, R-Type). Others present of mix of orientations, like Life Force.
- Manual or Automatic Scrolling: Some scrolling shooters scroll automatically, forcing you to dodge oncoming obstacles at a predesignated speed, such as the Gradius series, while other scrolling shooters allow you to dictate the speed at which you progress through the stage, such as the Metal Slug series.
- Perspective: A majority of shooters are third-person perspective. You are either looking at a profile of your character/ship from the side, as in any side scroller, or you are looking at your character/ship from a locked perspective over the shoulder or adjustable perspective, as in a majority of 3-D shooters.
Exceptions: Note that first-person perspective shooters are considered to be in their own genre, namely the FPS genre. Also note that games which employ a light gun as their primary method of input should be classified under the Light gun genre.
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Shooter"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 809 total.
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A
- Abadox
- ACA Neo Geo Aero Fighters 2
- ACA Neo Geo Aero Fighters 3
- Ace Combat
- The Adventures of Bayou Billy
- Adventures of Dino Riki
- Aero Fighters
- Aero Fighters 2
- Aero Fighters 3
- Aero Fighters Assault
- Aeroboto
- After Burner
- After Burner Climax
- After Burner II
- After Burner III
- Ai Cho Aniki
- Air Combat (1976)
- Air Duel
- Air Fortress
- Air Zonk
- Air-Sea Battle
- Airwolf
- Akai Katana
- Akkanvader
- Akuu Senki Raijin
- Aldynes
- Aleste
- Aleste 2
- Aleste Collection
- Aleste Gaiden
- Alien Hominid
- Alien Invaders--Plus!
- Alien Mind
- Alien Outbreak 2: Invasion
- Alien Swarm
- Alien Syndrome
- Aliens
- Aliens: Extermination
- Alien³: The Gun
- Alpha Mission
- Alpha Mission II
- Andro Dunos
- Andro Dunos II
- Andromeda
- Apple Invaders
- Arcade Archives Aero Fighters
- Arcade Archives Formation Z
- Arcade Archives Thunder Ceptor II
- Argus
- Ark Area
- Armed F
- Armed Police Batrider
- Armed Police Unit Gallop
- Army Men: Air Combat
- ASO: Armored Scrum Object
- Asphalt
- Assault
- Assault Plus
- Astro Blaster
- Astro Fury
- Astro Warrior
- Astrobatics
- Asuka & Asuka
- Atomic Robo-Kid
- Attack Animal Gakuen
- Attack of the Zolgear
- Avenger
- Axelay
B
- B-Wings
- B-Wings (Famicom)
- Babel Sword
- Bakutotsu Kijuutei
- Balloon Bomber
- Balloon Monster
- Baltron
- Bangai-O
- Baraduke
- Barnyard Blaster
- Batsugun
- Battle Ace
- Battle Bakraid
- Battle Chopper
- Battle Garegga
- Battlefield
- Bazooka Blitzkrieg
- Bermuda Triangle
- Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit
- The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb
- Bio-Attack
- Bio-Ship Paladin
- Black Heart
- Black Widow
- Blast Off
- Blasted
- Blazer
- Blazing Lazers
- Blazing Star
- Boot Hill
- Borderline
- Bosconian
- Bravoman
- Brothers in Arms DS
- Bug Hunt
- Burai Fighter
- Burn Zombie Burn!
- Burning Force
- Buster Bros.
- Buster Bros. Collection
- Buster Buddies
C
- Cabal
- Captain Ed
- Captain Tomaday
- Caravan Shooting Collection
- Carnival
- Carrier Air Wing
- Castle of Shikigami
- Castle of Shikigami 2
- Castle of Shikigami III
- Cho Aniki
- Cho Ren Sha 68K
- Chopper I
- Choujikuu Yousai Macross
- Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka
- Chuuka Taisen
- Cloud Master
- Commando
- Commando (1983)
- Computer Space
- Coryoon
- Cosmic Epsilon
- Cosmo Gang: The Video
- Cosmo Genesis
- Cosmos Cop
- Cotton 100%
- Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams
- Cotton Boomerang: Magical Night Dreams
- Cotton Fantasy
- Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
- Crater Raider
- Crime Busters
- Crusaders of Space: Open Range
- Crush
- Curse
- Cybattler
- Cyber Commando
- Cyber Sled
- Cybernoid
D
- Daioh
- Dangerous Seed
- Dangun Feveron
- Darius
- Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade
- Darius Gaiden
- Darius II
- Darwin 4078
- Darxide
- Dead Connection
- Dead Space: Extraction
- Deathsmiles
- Deathsmiles I-II
- Deathsmiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas
- Deep Blue
- Deep Scan
- Defender
- Defender II
- Deimos Rising
- Demon
- Demoneye-X
- Desert Falcon
- Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
- Detana TwinBee Yahho! Deluxe Pack
- Detana!! TwinBee
- Die Hard Trilogy
- Dimahoo
- Dino Crisis
- Discs of TRON
- DoDonPachi
- Dog Patch
- Dogosoken
- Dogyuun
- DonPachi
- Doraemon
- Double Dealing Character
- Double Spoiler
- Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou
- Dragon Blaze
- Dragon Breed
- Dragon Saber