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Part targeting

Video game concept

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32
games
8
platforms

Allows specifically targeting certain body/vehicle parts/sub-systems somehow. Usually when player can't manually target them with their actions or attacks.

Notable people involved: Brian Fargo, Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, Christopher Taylor and Emil Pagliarulo

Alternate names: Target lock: Parts, Location targeting

Fallout 3 (Windows)
Fallout 3
WIN 2008-10-28
Fallout: New Vegas (Windows)
Fallout: New Vegas
WIN 2010-10-19
Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox 360)
Fallout: New Vegas
X360 2010-10-19
Wasteland 2 (Windows)
Wasteland 2
WIN 2014-09-18
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action (Windows)
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action
WIN 2012-02-09
Fallout (MS-DOS)
Fallout
DOS 1997-10-09
FTL: Faster Than Light (Windows)
FTL: Faster Than Light
WIN 2012-09-14
Fallout: New Vegas (PlayStation 3)
Fallout: New Vegas
PS3 2010-10-19
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Fallout 3
X360 2008-10-28
S²: Silent Storm (Windows)
S²: Silent Storm
WIN 2003-11-07
Space Station 13 (Windows)
Space Station 13
WIN 2003-02-16
Eternal Darkness : Sanity's Requiem (GameCube)
Eternal Darkness : Sanity's Requiem
GC 2002-06-24
Implied: locational damage

Commonly involves a user interface element showing which body part you want to target (e.g. a simple paper doll with available body parts shown).

Popular tags

fallout jaggedalliance tactical

Parent group

Aiming

Games by year

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The first Part targeting video game was released on September 30, 1997.

Bethesda Softworks, Interplay, Titan Computer and Subset Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows16
Linux7
Mac OS X2
X3602
PS32
GameCube1
MS-DOS1
iOS1

Most common companies

Bethesda Softworks6
Interplay5
Titan Computer3
Subset Games3
TopWare Interactive2
TalonSoft2
Strategy First2
JoWood Productions2
Nordic Games2
Kalypso Media2