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Shields

Tools entity

Player can wield a shield or other object to manually block incoming attacks.

295
games
51
platforms
Hunted: The Demon's Forge (Windows)
Hunted: The Demon's Forge
WIN 2011-05-30
Bastion (Windows)
Bastion
WIN 2011-08-16
Ganon's Claim (Linux)
Ganon's Claim
LIN 2005-01-11
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS3 2007-04-27
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale (Xbox 360)
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale
X360 2010-10-13
Sword Slayer (Commodore 64)
Sword Slayer
C64 1988
Barbarian (Atari ST)
Barbarian
ST 1987
The Tower of Druaga (X68000)
The Tower of Druaga
X68K 1989
Earth Defense Force 2025 (PlayStation 3)
Earth Defense Force 2025
PS3 2013-07
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale (PlayStation 3)
ArcaniA - A Gothic Tale
PS3 2010-10-12
Anvil of Dawn (MS-DOS)
Anvil of Dawn
DOS 1995-10
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (MSX 2)
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
MSX2 1989-10-20
If this is a passive form of protection (player doesn't have to do anything for it protect them) or doesn't restrict the use of the off-arm then this shouldn't be used without adding a note about it.

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Parent group

Personal protection

Related groups

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Energy shields

Tools
Mêlée weapons

Games by year

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The first Shields video game was released in 1983.

Paradox Interactive, Square and Bethesda Softworks published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 77
Linux 53
X360 17
PS3 16
Mac OS X 12
NES 9
PS4 9
Xbox One 7
MS-DOS 6
Amstrad CPC 5
Switch 5
Android 4
PS2 4
Famicom Disk System 4
GB 4
ZX Spectrum 4
C64 4
Arcade 3
BeOS 3
MSX 3
BSD 3
PSP 3
MSX2 2
MICRO 7 - FM7 2
Wii U 2
X68000 2
PS 2
Internet Only 2
NEC PC8801 2
Amiga 2

Most common companies

Paradox Interactive8
Square7
Bethesda Softworks7
Epic Games7
Zelda s9larus6
Blizzard Entertainment5
Sega5
Harebrained Schemes5
Capcom4
Namco4
Nintendo4
Nihon Falcom4
Cosmos4
QCF Design4
Muteki Corporation3