695th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games Asteroids is a classic, defining the 2D shooter genre in a major way. Its sequels don’t come up much on the list – although derivatives might have – and Blasteroids is the one official one […]
Posts Tagged ‘shoot ’em up’
#131 Blasteroids
Posted: 22nd May 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1987, arcade, atari games, shoot 'em up
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#980 Space Invaders Infinity Gene
Posted: 12th April 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, iphone, shoot 'em up, taito
685th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Iphone Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Finally, this is the last of the rushed iOS games – everything else has an off-iOS alternative or just works. Here, you’d imagine that a company the size and age of Taito would have the ability to […]
681st played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: SNES Year of Release: 1992 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Here’s another random shooter drawn from the virtual bucket. I genuinely struggle to differentiate these most of the time. This one comes from the stable of Gradius and Salamander, which I struggled to introduce last time. Here […]
#967 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Posted: 19th February 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, adventure, naughty dog, playstation 3, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment
672nd played so far Genre: Adventure/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment On our first outing in the Uncharted series, we had a good time exploring some great venues, but had some issues with the shooting in the game. We felt strengthened hearing it would […]
#804 Warhawk
Posted: 18th January 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, incognito entertainment, playstation 3, sce santa monica studio, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment
664th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Incognito Entertainment/SCE Santa Monica Studio Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment I’ve simultaneously wanted to play this game and was dreading to do so. Warhawk is a multiplayer shooter, with no singleplayer mode or content. That makes it harder to review, […]
#363 R-Type Delta
Posted: 6th January 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1998, agetec, irem, playstation 1, shoot 'em up, sony
661st played so far Genre: Shoot-Em Up Platform: Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1998 Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem/Agetec/Sony Today we go back to the world of R-Type, a side-scrolling shooter that is more or less just that. It was decent, incredibly difficult but with really good bosses… assuming you reached them. We’ve now reached the […]
#325 Star Control 3
Posted: 9th December 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, accolade, legend entertainment, pc, shoot 'em up, Strategy
654th played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 1996 Developer: Legend Entertainment Publisher: Accolade There are a bunch of hybrid games, that combine two genres that don’t normally fit together, but manage it with their own spin. Prior to starting Star Control 3, I’d already seen parts of its predecessor […]
#799 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Posted: 30th October 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, red storm entertainment, shoot 'em up, Strategy, ubisoft, ubisoft paris, Various
644th played so far Genre: Strategy/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Ubisoft Paris/Red Storm Entertainment Publisher: Ubisoft The meaning of ‘strategy’ is, as so many genres, quite broad. While we’d normally think of an RTS like Command & Conquer or the Civilization series, for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 it refers […]
#339 Einhander
Posted: 14th October 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1997, playstation, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment, square
640th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation Year of Release: 1997 Developer: Square Publisher: Square/Sony Computer Entertainment Going on to knock out some of these Playstation games (I was really behind. Still am, really), today I need to cover a shoot ’em up. Einhander has been in my mind for a while, […]
634th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1987 Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem As we go back to the eighties, we get to one more of the many, many side scrolling shooters. I don’t mind them too much – they are fun enough, often having something good to look at […]