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01 Section-Z Cover

1985 · Arcade

Section-Z

89%

Section-Z is a side-view shoot-'em-up by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated video game in 1985. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The original coin-op game is included in Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1 for...

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Section-Z

89% Starker DNA-Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

02 Star Fox Cover

1983 · Atari2600

Star Fox

89%

Star Fox is a video game for the Atari 2600 console, developed and published by Mythicon in 1983. Although the front cover of the game states "Game 1 in Star Fox Series," no sequels were ever made, which is most likely because it received negative reception

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Section-Z

89% Starker DNA-Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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03 Xexex Cover

1991 · Arcade

Xexex

89%

Xexex is a 1991 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami released in Japan. It draws on Irem's R-Type and Konami's other shoot 'em up Gradius, while adding the tentacle mechanics of Irem's other shoot 'em up XMultiply. In the game, players pilot a sh...

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Section-Z

89% Starker DNA-Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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04 R-Type II Cover

1989 · Amiga, Arcade, Atari-ST

R-Type II

85%

The game is the sequel to R-Type, which was first released as an arcade game in 1987 and profoundly influenced later shooting games with its charge shots, unique weaponry, and grotesque enemies. Hudson Soft ported the later 4 levels of the original R-Type to t...

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Section-Z

85% Starker DNA-Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

05 R-Type Leo Cover

1992 · Arcade

R-Type Leo

85%

R-Type Leo is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade game. It is a spin-off of the R-Type series and the last entry to be released in Arcades. R-Type Leo was initially an original shoot 'em up game in development by Nanao before Irem retooled it into an R-Ty...

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Section-Z

85% Starker DNA-Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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06 R-Type Final 3 Evolved Cover
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R-Type Final 3 Evolved serves simultaneously as a sequel to R-Type Final 2, offering a whole new 7-stage campaign made in the engine of Final 2, whilst also serving as a compilation of most of content released for R-Type Final 2. Additional features such as R...

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Section-Z

80% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Truxton Cover

1988 · Android, Arcade, Linux

Truxton

78%

Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control...

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Section-Z

78% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

08 Astro Fighter Cover

1979 · Arcade

Astro Fighter

78%

The game of Astro Fighter consists of 4 waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. The player's task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoiding being hit by mis...

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78% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

09 Danmaku Unlimited 3 Cover

2017 · Android, Switch, PC

Danmaku Unlimited 3

69%

Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up...

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69% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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10 Metal Slug 3 Cover

2000 · Arcade, neogeoaes, neogeomvs

Metal Slug 3

68%

“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls!

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68% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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11 Sky Force Reloaded Cover

2016 · Android, Linux, Mac

Sky Force Reloaded

68%

There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like "Sky Force". This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment in the series just came out in a spectacu...

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Section-Z

68% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Contra Cover

1987 · Arcade

Contra

63%

Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. The game had multiple ports, including for various computer format...

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Section-Z

63% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Duck Hunt Cover

1984 · Arcade, famicom, NES

Duck Hunt

59%

It’s duck season, and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharpshooting skills as your targets take flight. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughingstock of hunte...

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59% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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14 Half-Life 2 Cover

2004 · Android, Linux, Mac

Half-Life 2

58%

1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsive...

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58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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15 Doom Cover

2016 · PC, PS4, XONE

Doom

58%

Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid...

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58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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16 Super Metroid Cover

1994 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Super Metroid

58%

The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry to retrieve the dead...

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Section-Z

58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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17 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Cover

2012 · PC, PS3, PS4

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

58%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generatio...

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Section-Z

58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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18 Halo: Combat Evolved Cover

2001 · Mac, PC, XBOX

Halo: Combat Evolved

58%

Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. Climb into the boots of Master Chief, a biologically altered super-soldier, as you and the other surviving defend...

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58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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19 Half-Life 2: Episode One Cover

2006 · Linux, Mac, PC

Half-Life 2: Episode One

58%

Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first of a planned trilogy of expansion packs/episodes for the 2004 first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. The episode takes place immediately after the end of Half-Life 2, in the war-torn setting of City 17. The player is forc...

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Section-Z

58% Spannender Match
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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20 Broforce Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Broforce

58%

When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the o...

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58% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

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