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Target lock

Video game concept

Narrows your focus in games, fixing the camera on an opponent or aiding actions aimed at a specific target.

164
games
18
platforms
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (PlayStation 2)
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
PS2 2004-02-17
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GC 2002-11-28
Dark Souls III (PlayStation 4)
Dark Souls III
PS4 2016-03-24
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Xbox 360)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
X360 2008-11-18
Interstate '76 (Windows)
Interstate '76
WIN 1997-03-01
EVERSPACE (Windows)
EVERSPACE
WIN 2017-05-26
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
N64 1998-11-23
Dark Souls (PlayStation 3)
Dark Souls
PS3 2011-10-04
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
3DS 2011-06-16
Scarface: The World is Yours (Wii)
Scarface: The World is Yours
WII 2007-06-12
Alone in the Dark (Windows)
Alone in the Dark
WIN 2008-06-20
Alice: Madness Returns (PlayStation 3)
Alice: Madness Returns
PS3 2011-06-14
See also: aim assist, auto-aim
Related: Lead indicator
Contrast: dynamic accuracy (unlikely to be together but it's not impossible)

Z/L-targeting is the name used in Zelda games, but used by players referring to target lock in other games at times.

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Parent group

Aiming

Child group

Multi target lock

Related groups

Video game
Aim assist, Automatic aiming

Games by year

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The first Target lock video game was released in 1994.

Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Devolver Digital published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 64
PS3 15
X360 15
Linux 14
PS2 9
Wii 6
PS4 6
Xbox 5
Mac OS X 5
Xbox One 5
GameCube 5
MS-DOS 4
PSP 2
Android 2
Wii U 2
N64 2
Switch 2
3DS 1