Shield bash

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Player can attack with shields or similar defensive tools normally used only to block attacks with. Sometimes limited to knocking back rather than dealing any damage.

Notable people involved: Hideaki Itsuno, Tarn Adams, Tomohiro Shibuya, Yui Tanimura and Hidetaka Miyazaki

Name variations: shield bashing

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

WII 2006-12-07

PS2 2003-12-18

WIN 2012-08-24

X360 2014-04-11

X360 2008-08-26

The Lord of the Rings Online

OSX 2012-06-06

Lord of the Rings Online

WIN 2007-04-24

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

WIN 2016-01-15

Tales of Vesperia

WIN 2019-01-11

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

WIN 2011-11-11

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

X360 2011-11-11

Games by year

The first Shield bash video game was released on September 2, 1999.

Capcom, Blizzard and Namco Bandai Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows	18
X360	7
PS3	7
Mac OS X	4
Linux	3
Xbox One	3
Switch	3
PS4	2
PS5	2
Xbox Series X	2
PS	1
PS2	1
Wii	1
GameCube	1
Mac OS Classic	1
Pandora	1
Wii U	1

Most common companies

Capcom	11
Blizzard	9
Namco Bandai Games	8
Namco Bandai	6
From Software	5
Torn Banner Studios	3
Nintendo	3
Bay 12 Games	3
Bethesda Softworks	3

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