Independent aiming

Video game concept

Aiming is independent of move or view direction. Character does not turn their whole body to face where they aim and backbedal in the other direction.

154

games

platforms

Battlestations: Midway

X360 2007-01

Machine Hunter

PS1 1997-11-17

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

WII 2011-11-18

A Valley Without Wind

WIN 2012-04-24

Smash T.V.

NES 1991

MechWarrior Online

WIN 2013-09-26

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

WIN 2015-03-10

Forgotten Worlds

DOS 1991

Renegade Ops

WIN 2011-10-27

Hard Truck: Apocalypse - Rise of Clans

WIN 2007-06

World of Tanks

PS4 2016-01-19

Droid Assault

LIN 2008-05-05

The first video game about Independent aiming was released in 1980.

Activision, Devolver Digital and U.S. Gold has published most of these games

Related:
* Aim dead zone
* Dynamic accuracy
* Target lock
* No crosshair

Related: (shooter realism)
* Bullet physics

MechWarriors, most battle tank games, Abuse, etc. are all good examples of this.

Parent group

Aiming

Platforms

Windows		59
Linux		20
Mac OS X		11
MS-DOS		9
X360		6
Mac OS Classic		5
BeOS		3
Arcade		3
NES		2
Mega Drive		2
PS		2
Amiga		2
Atari 5200		2
C64		2
PS3		2
Xbox One		2
GP2X		1
Master System		1
PCE CD		1
Atari 400/800		1
Unix		1
Archimedes		1
BSD		1
ZX Spectrum		1
PS2		1
PS4		1
N64		1
Apple II E		1
Wii		1
iOS		1

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