630th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 2004 Developer: ABA Games I have ragged on Tempest derivatives before, as often they seem to add some slightly fancier graphics (with still a retro look) without really making the game feel that much better. Torus Trooper derives from that formula yet […]
Posts Tagged ‘shoot ’em up’
#618 Torus Trooper
Posted: 4th September 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2004, aba games, pc, shoot 'em up
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#796 Logan’s Shadow
Posted: 4th June 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, playstation portable, sce bend studio, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment, stealth
607th played so far Genre: Stealth/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation Portable Year of Release: 2007 Developer: SCE Bend Studio Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment It’s time to start covering some more stealth games – Metal Gear Solid had filled our quota for a while, while we added here and there, but now it’s time to actually […]
595th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1983 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Time for another early game – I have some room for them. Time for another shooter – I need more of them. Just playing more gmae. Yeah! Our Thoughts So we’ve played Tempest and its many, many […]
#320 Metal Slug
Posted: 28th March 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1996, nazca corporation, neo geo, shoot 'em up, SNK
590th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Neo Geo Year of Release: 1996 Developer: Nazca Corporation Publisher: Nazca Corporation/SNK One of the difficulties I’m starting to face with this list is that a bunch of games blur together. Metal Slug is a run and gun platform shooter, It looks a bit like Ghosts […]
#688 Prey
Posted: 24th March 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2006, 2k games, human head studios, pc, shoot 'em up, xbox 360
589th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Human Head Studios Publisher: 2K Games Ignore the category above – this is an FPS that just wasn’t categorised by the book as one, while we didn’t pick up on it earlier. Now the stats drive us forward, and […]
#680 Resident Evil 4
Posted: 16th March 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2005, capcom, shoot 'em up, survival horror, Various
587th played so far Genre: Survival Horror/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Various Year of Release: 2005 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom I can’t say I’ve enjoyed the previous Resident Evil games much. There were some okay adventure elements and such, but the controls were terrible and shooting difficult. Partially it’s said this was meant to create horror, […]
586th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1983 Developer: Atari Publisher: Atari There are many different games called Star Wars. The one I’m familiar with was the NES iteration that mixed platforming and top down planet exploration sections with space battles. That one was released in 1991, while the […]
#758 Everyday Shooter
Posted: 8th February 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, music, pc, playstation 3, playstation portable, queasy games, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment
578th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up/Music Platform: Playstation 3/Playstation Portable/PC Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Queasy Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Time for another twinstick shooter, this one with a musical bend (again, we’re catching up on some music games here). It’s meant to generate music based on what you shoot during the […]
#794 Super Stardust HD
Posted: 31st January 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2007, housemarque, playstation 3, shoot 'em up, sony computer entertainment
576th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2007 Developer: Housemarque Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Time to go in for another shooter. Super Stardust HD is a remake of the 1994 Amiga game of Super Stardust, itself a sequel, that has you flying around destroying asteroids and enemies across […]
#937 Left 4 Dead 2
Posted: 19th January 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2009, pc, shoot 'em up, survival horror, valve corporation, xbox 360
573nd played so far Genre: Survival Horror/Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC/Xbox 360 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Valve Corporation Publisher: Valve Corporation We’ve played Left 4 Dead a few years ago. We quite enjoyed it then, and it feels like zombie media still haven’t gone out of fashion. The sequel creates new stories in a […]