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3D Infinity
Xbox 360Released2010 7.1/103D Infinity starts with a clean, old-school proposition: your ship is locked onto a forward route, enemies and obstacles pour in, and survival depends on shooting…Read more -
A/X-101
SEGA CDReleased1994 5.8/10A/X-101 drops you into a chunky Sega CD cockpit and sends your fighter hurtling through an alien invasion with little ceremony. The immediate hook is classic…Read more -
AC-130: Operation Devastation
WindowsReleased2009 6/10AC-130: Operation Devastation starts with an immediately clear fantasy: you are high above the fight, looking down through a rough thermal view and deciding which target…Read more -
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360Released2011 6.9/10Assault Horizon grabs you with a more immediate, aggressive kind of air combat. Chasing an enemy through the sky, hitting the thruster to close the gap,…Read more -
Aces of the Galaxy
Windows · Xbox 360Released2008 7.3/10Strap into the stolen battle cruiser in Aces of the Galaxy, a heart-pounding third-person space shooter that thrusts you into the Skurgian armada’s warzone. Pilot one…Read more -
Alien Odyssey
DOSReleased1995 7.3/10Alien Odyssey thrusts you into the boots of a lone humanoid stranded on a hostile alien world, caught in the crossfire between its native inhabitants and…Read more -
Area 51
Arcade · PlayStationReleased1996 6.5/10Gear up with your trusty light gun and storm the heart of Area 51 in this pulse-pounding shooter! Take on wave after wave of mutant aliens…Read more -
Assault City
SEGA Master SystemReleased1990 5.9/10In the latter half of the 21st century, robots once confined to dangerous labor and household chores have risen up against humanity, seizing weapons and overrunning…Read more -
Asura’s Wrath
PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360Released2012 7/10Asura’s Wrath grabs you by the collar almost immediately: an enraged demigod, continent-sized threats, orbital warfare, and a story told with the shameless momentum of a…Read more -
Attack of the Movies 3-D
Wii · Xbox 360Released2010 4.7/10Attack of the Movies 3-D gets you firing almost immediately: the camera carries you through six movie-themed scenes while you sweep a colored crosshair over aliens,…Read more -
Bang! Bank!
Atari 8-bitReleased1992 7.1/10Bang! Bank! drops you straight behind a Wild West bank counter and asks for fast eyes, faster reactions, and just enough restraint not to gun down…Read more -
Battle Clash
SNESReleased1992 6.8/10Battle Clash transforms your Super Scope into the ultimate weapon as you step into a sleek, high-tech arena. You are Michael Anderson, a fearless warrior enlisted…Read more -
Bazooka Blitzkrieg
SNESReleased1992Sylon Corporation’s XT7 Cyborg-Commando Fighting Machines have gone rogue, turning a bustling metropolis into a battlefield. In Bazooka Blitzkrieg, you’re the city’s last line of defense,…Read more -
Beast Busters
Amiga · ArcadeReleased1991 6.7/10Grab your machine guns and prepare for a relentless zombie invasion in Beast Busters, a pulse-pounding rail shooter where the fate of the city rests in…Read more -
Beast Busters: Second Nightmare
ArcadeReleased1998 7/10Beast Busters: Second Nightmare comes out snarling from the first screen. This is a loud, splattery arcade rail shooter where you pump the gun to reload,…Read more -
Body Count
GenesisReleased1994 6.6/10Strap in as Earth’s last line of defense and dive into non-stop, heart-pounding action in this arcade-style shooter. When ruthless aliens overrun the planet, only a…Read more -
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm
DOS · SEGA CDReleased1995 5.7/10Step into the Xenozoic Age and unleash your inner action hero in this high-octane third-person driving and shooting adventure, inspired by Mark Schultz’s cult classic comic…Read more -
Chaos Control
CD-i · DOSReleased1995 5.7/10In 2071, Earth teeters on the brink of annihilation. The merciless Kesh Rhan aliens have already obliterated human colonies on Mars and Pluto and now set…Read more -
Child of Eden
PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360Released2011 7.9/10Child of Eden grabs you by turning a rail shooter into a full-body rhythm performance. You sweep across waves of colorful targets, thrust to fire, and…Read more -
Cobra Command
Arcade · MSXReleased2010 7.2/10Cobra Command plunges you into the cockpit of a turbocharged attack helicopter in this classic Data East arcade conversion. As an on-rails shooter, your only mission…Read more -
Combat Queen
PlayStation 2Released2002 5.8/10Combat Queen grabs you with pure B-movie momentum: Tokyo is empty, giant insects are everywhere, and five android soldiers are sent in to shoot their way…Read more -
Corpse Killer
3DO · MacintoshReleased2019 5.6/10Dive headfirst into Corpse Killer’s pulse-pounding world of full-motion-video mayhem! As an elite special forces operative parachuted onto Dr. Hellman’s sinister island, you’ll face wave after…Read more -
Creature Shock
3DO · CD-iReleased1994 6.8/10As Earth groans under the weight of a swelling population, humanity’s only hope lies beyond its bounds, the colonization of Saturn or Jupiter. The starship Amazon…Read more -
Crime Patrol
3DO · ArcadeReleased1994 7.1/10Step into the boots of a rookie cop in Crime Patrol, a pulse-pounding full-motion video rail shooter from the creators of Mad Dog McCree. Originally lighting…Read more
