Multi-directional shooter
Game genre theme
A shooter sub-genre defined by open two dimensional environment with freedom of orientation and movement.
94
games
33platforms
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The first video game about Multi-directional shooter was released in 1982.
Electronic Arts, Virgin and Atari 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.
Generally does not include side-scrollers, though as cave flyers testify, this is not absolute rule.
Parent group
Shoot 'em upChild groups
Arena shooter, Cave-flyerPlatforms
| Amiga |  | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS-DOS | | 10 | |
| Windows | | 7 | |
| Linux | | 7 | |
| Atari ST | | 6 | |
| C64 | | 5 | |
| Arcade | | 4 | |
| SNES | | 4 | |
| GB | | 4 | |
| Mega Drive | | 4 | |
| Amiga AGA | | 3 | |
| Game Gear | | 3 | |
| Jaguar | | 2 | |
| PS | | 2 | |
| X360 | | 2 | |
| Mac OS X | | 2 | |
| Tandy Coco | | 1 | |
| PS Vita | | 1 | |
| Atari 400/800 | | 1 | |
| ColecoVision | | 1 | |
| 3DO | | 1 | |
| C16/Plus4 | | 1 | |
| Amstrad CPC | | 1 | |
| Master System | | 1 | |
| N64 | | 1 | |
| Atari 2600 | | 1 | |
| Dreamcast | | 1 | |
| ZX Spectrum | | 1 | |
| GBA | | 1 | |
| Saturn | | 1 |