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Multi-directional shooter

Game genre theme

A shooter sub-genre defined by open two dimensional environment with freedom of orientation and movement.

128
games
35
platforms
Cannon Fodder (Atari Jaguar)
Cannon Fodder
JAG 1995
Time Pilot (Arcade)
Time Pilot
ARCD 1982
Photon Storm (Amiga OCS)
Photon Storm
OCS 1990
Last Mission (Commodore 64)
Last Mission
C64 1987
Cosmic Pirate (Amiga OCS)
Cosmic Pirate
OCS 1989
Raid on Bungeling Bay (MSX)
Raid on Bungeling Bay
MSX 1985
Cosmic Pirate (Atari 400/800)
Cosmic Pirate
A800 1989
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (MS-DOS)
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
DOS 1994
Warp (Amiga OCS)
Warp
OCS 1990
Rotox (MS-DOS)
Rotox
DOS 1990
Space Pilot ST (Atari ST)
Space Pilot ST
ST 1986
Cosmic Pirate (Commodore 64)
Cosmic Pirate
C64 1989

The first video game about Multi-directional shooter was released in 1982.

Electronic Arts, Virgin and Ocean has published most of these games

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.

Parent group

Shoot 'em up

Child groups

Arena shooter, Cave-flyer

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Platforms

Amiga 16
C64 13
MS-DOS 11
Atari ST 9
ZX Spectrum 8
Windows 8
Linux 7
Amstrad CPC 5
Arcade 5
SNES 4
GB 4
Mega Drive 4
Game Gear 3
MSX 3
Amiga AGA 3
PS 2
X360 2
Mac OS X 2
Atari 400/800 2
Jaguar 2
3DO 1
NES 1
C16/Plus4 1
Master System 1
N64 1
Atari 2600 1
Dreamcast 1
GBA 1
Saturn 1
Lynx 1

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