Multi-directional shooter
Game genre theme
A shooter sub-genre defined by open two dimensional environment with freedom of orientation and movement.
180
games
42platforms
OCS 1999
CD32 1993
C64 1984
WIN 2013-06
SPC 1987
ST 1990
WIN 1998
DOS 1994
ARCD 1984
A800 1982
GG 1995
PS1 1997-09-01
Usually characterized with rather open environments but not quite on the level of open world.
Generally does not include side-scrollers, though as cave flyers testify, this is not absolute rule.
Generally does not include side-scrollers, though as cave flyers testify, this is not absolute rule.
Popular tags
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Child groups
Games by year
The first Multi-directional shooter video game was released in 1976.
Electronic Arts, Virgin and Atari published most of these games.
Platforms
C64 | 23 | ||
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Amiga | 19 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 14 | ||
Arcade | 12 | ||
MS-DOS | 10 | ||
Atari ST | 9 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 9 | ||
Windows | 8 | ||
Linux | 7 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 7 | ||
MSX | 5 | ||
GB | 4 | ||
Mega Drive | 4 | ||
Atari 2600 | 4 | ||
SNES | 4 | ||
Game Gear | 3 | ||
Amiga AGA | 3 | ||
Amiga CD32 | 3 | ||
Atari 5200 | 3 | ||
Tandy Coco | 2 | ||
C16/Plus4 | 2 | ||
PS | 2 | ||
Jaguar | 2 | ||
X360 | 2 | ||
Mac OS X | 2 | ||
NES | 1 | ||
Master System | 1 | ||
3DO | 1 | ||
BBC | 1 | ||
PS Vita | 1 |