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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.

95
games
33
platforms
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (Amiga OCS)
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
OCS 1993
Time Pilot (Atari 400/800)
Time Pilot
A800 2018
Cannon Spike (Dreamcast)
Cannon Spike
DC 2000-11-15
Hellraider (Amiga OCS)
Hellraider
OCS 1989
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (Mega Drive)
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
GEN 1992-02
Desert Strike (Atari Lynx)
Desert Strike
LYNX 1993
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion (Mac OS X)
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion
OSX 2010-05-20
Cannon Fodder (3DO Interactive Multiplayer)
Cannon Fodder
3DO 1994
Soviet Strike (PlayStation)
Soviet Strike
PS1 1996-11-01
Emetic Skimmer (Amiga OCS)
Emetic Skimmer
OCS 1987
Diamond (ZX Spectrum)
Diamond
SPC 1988
Rotox (Atari ST)
Rotox
ST 1990

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.

Parent group

Shoot 'em up

Child groups

Arena shooter, Cave-flyer

Platforms

Amiga 12
MS-DOS 10
Windows 8
Linux 7
Atari ST 6
C64 5
SNES 4
GB 4
Mega Drive 4
Arcade 4
Amiga AGA 3
Game Gear 3
PS 2
X360 2
Mac OS X 2
Jaguar 2
C16/Plus4 1
Amstrad CPC 1
Master System 1
N64 1
Atari 2600 1
Dreamcast 1
ZX Spectrum 1
GBA 1
Saturn 1
MSX 1
Lynx 1
GBC 1
Tandy Coco 1
PS Vita 1

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