![]() Once you’ve played R-Type, you already know what the experience is going to be like. Shoot-em-up games have honestly never held a lot of appeal for me. I mentioned Battle Zone in the Classic Arcades list as another early shooter, in fact probably the first FPS in history, but in my view Space Invaders is just more fun and enjoyable. ![]() This game was the progenitor of countless imitators but, in all its simplicity, I think its undefeated in its fun factor and the sheer anxiety of trying to blast the enemy hordes. You move, you shoot and, if you’re not fast enough to take out the enemies, you die. This game is the most basic of all shooters. As you weaken the enemy hordes, you realise that they keep making their way to you faster and faster. Taito’s late-70s alien shooting game was one of the first to really create a sense of anxiety. Space InvadersĪ familiar entry from my Top-10 Golden Age Arcades list and it’s here for a reason. So enough shooting shit, let’s shoot some metaphors because I can’t come up with a clever quip to transition to the list… 10. I realise that some of the entries here would probably get classified in other genres as well but as long as they involve a lot of shooting (either as the dominant or at least a frequent game mechanic) they are eligible for the list. First Person Shooters, over-the-shoulder shooters, scrolling shooters (Shoot-em-ups or Schmups) and really any type of game where blasting enemies is just a normal part of the gaming experience. So eventually, I decided to just say: “Fuck it! Let’s lump ’em all together!” Indeed, this is a list of all my favourite games where you get to shoot. Sure, I had an FPS phase in youth but I’d been playing shooter games of various descriptions long before then. I was thinking about making a list of some kind dedicated to shooters but the problem is that I’ve never really been a fan of any one kind of shooter game. Shooting enemies is pretty standard fair for most video-games and I’ve certainly played my fair share of such games. Translator’s Rants & Reviews Ranting about translations and reviewing them.The New Adventures of He-Man Episode Ratings. ![]() ![]()
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