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Here are the genres we use. And below is a list of all out Shooting game coverage:

Alphabetical List

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50 Cent Blood on the Sand 360
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A
Alan Wake 360
Alien Breed Evolution: Episode 1 XBLA
Alien Syndrome Wii
Angry Birds iPhone
ArmA 2 PC
Army of Two: The 40th Day PS3
Astro Boy DS
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B
Battlefield 1943 360
Battlefield Bad Company 2 360
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam 360
Battlefield: Bad Company 360
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 360
Big Bang Mini DS
Biology Battle 360
Bioshock 2 360
Borderlands 360
Borderlands Armory of General Knoxx XBLA
Borderlands The Island of Dr. Ned DLC 360
Brothers in Arms DS
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway 360
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C
Call Of Duty World At War Map Pack 3 360
Call of Duty 2 360
Call of Duty 5 World at War Map Pack Two 360
Call of Duty 5 World at War Variety Map Pack 360
Call of Duty 5: World at War 360
Call of Duty Black Ops 360
Call of Duty World at War Map Pack 3 360
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 360
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Wii
Call of Duty: World at War 360
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 360
Cheap Game Generator
Choplifter 2 Gameboy
Conflict: Denied Ops PC
Crash Team Racing PS1
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D
Damnation 360
Dark Void PS3
Dead Rising 360
Dead Space 360
Dead Space Extraction Wii
Dead Space: Extraction Wii
Dead to Rights 360
Dementium The Ward DS
Diego Great Dinosaur Rescue DS
Disaster: Day of Crisis Wii
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E
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard 360
Eledees Wii
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F
FEAR 2 Project Origin 360
FRAGnStein Wireless Laser Mouse PS3
Far Cry 2 360
Fling! iPhone
Fracture 360
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G
G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra PS3
GUN 360
Gears of War 360
Gears of War 2 Limited Collectors Edition 360
Geometry Wars: Galaxies DS
Ghostbusters PS3
Godfather 2 360
GoldenEye Wii
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H
HAWX 2 Wii
Halo 3 360
Halo 3 Podcast 360
Halo 3: ODST 360
Halo ODST 360
Halo Reach 360
Halo: ODST 360
House of the Dead Overkill Wii
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J
Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans Wii
Junior Classic Games DS
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K
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days PS3
Killing Floor PC
Killzone 2 PS3
Killzone2 PS3
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L
Left 4 Dead 360
Left 4 Dead 2 360
Left for Dead 2 360
Left for Dead 2 The Passing 360
Let's Play Fireman DS
Lost Planet 2 360
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M
MAG PS3
Medal of Honour Wii
Medal of Honour Airborne 360
Mercenaries 2 PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3
Metal Gear Solid Touch iPhone
Metal Slug 7 DS
Metal Slug Anthology Wii
Metro 2033 360
Metroid Prime Hunters DS
Metroid Prime Trilogy Wii
Minigore iPhone
Minis: Age of Zombies PSP
Modern Company or Bad Warfare?
Monster Madness: Grave Danger PS3
Mushihimesama Futari Ver. 1.5 360
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N
Nerf-n-strike Wii
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O
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising 360
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P
Peggle iPod
Peggle Dual Shot DS
Peggle Nights PC
Perfect Dark XBLA
Phantasy Star Online Dreamcast
Pirates: Duels on the High Seas DS
Pop Island Paperfield DSi-Ware
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Q
Quantum of Solace 360
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R
Red Dead Revolver PS2
Red Steel 2 Wii
Remington's Great American Bird Hunt Wii
Resident Evil PS1
Resident Evil 4 Wii
Resident Evil 5 PS3
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition PS3
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles Wii
Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles Wii
Resident Evil Zero Wii
Resistance 2 PS3
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S
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 PSP
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World PSN
Second Sight PS2
Section 8 360
Shadow Complex 360
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails 360
Silent Scope iPhone
Siren: Blood Curse PS3
Snoopy Flying Ace 360
Space Invaders Extreme 2 DS
Stalker Call of Pripyat PC
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T
The B Team Metal Cartoon Squad DS
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena PC
The Conduit Wii
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon 360
The Saboteur 360
Time Splitters Gamecube
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wii
Tom Clancys Hawx PS3
Towerbloxx Deluxe XBLA
Trine PS3 PSN
Twin Strike Operation Thunder Wii
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U
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves PS3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3
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V
Valkyria Chronicles PS3
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W
WET 360
Wanted Weapons of Fate 360
Wanted: Weapons of Fate 360
Wet 360
Wipeout HD PSN
Worms iPhone
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X
XG Blast DS

Shooting games present a world in which the character must shoot their way out of dangerous situations. They provide the player with an array of weapons tailored to specific tasks. This unavoidably involves a combination of fisticuffs and gun based fighting that dictates the violent nature of these experiences. Beneath this harsh exterior though is often an intricate tactile game - and this is usually what drives the player.

Shooting games usually comprise of a campaign mode (where the player works through a story) and multiplayer mode (where the player tries to out shoot other players before they themselves get shot).

First Person shooting such as Halo 3 360 are viewed through the eyes of the in-game character. Players can freely run around the environment working their way through each level. As graphics have improved these games are now able to render realistic renderings of the game world, endowing the player with an added sense of immersion.

Third Person shooting such as Fracture 360 or Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PS3 are played over the shoulder of the game character. Becuase the player is in view these games provide more hand-to-hand combat sections, and often enable them to hide behind cover.

On Rails shooting games give the player control over the direction of the gun but not the movement of the character. Like the lightgun based shooting games of old, they are taken down a preset path and tasked with shooting the various enemies as they pop-up. This is the videogaming equivalent of a shooting range.

Shoot 'em ups place the player in some craft or spaceship as they travel through a sideways scrolling environment. The play controls the flight of their craft, while the game automatically scrolls sideways. These games date back to classic arcade games such as the original Space Invaders. More recently games such as Ikarigua Gamecube have focused on dodging bullets as much as shooting. Players develop their reactions and bullet grazing (read: dodging) skills to progress through levels littered with munitions.

Halo Reach offers us a chance to 'remember' Noble Team and create a real world monument. Over the next three weeks, visitors can contribute a point of light to form the statue.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

In today's Scripted Gamer Fred and Bob discuss heroes, villains and really bad jokes.

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

GoldenEye Wii may not be a replica of the classic N64 game, but it has enough of the family likeness to be an exciting prospect for local multiplayer fans. Four player split screen, online multiplayer and perks sound happily familiar.

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Ghost Recon's two player local co-opertive play is a rarity on the Wii. This and the third person and full screen gameplay promise something that will appeal to both hardcore and casual players.

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Kane and Lynch 2 PS3 dresses you up as two desperately unlikable and bloody characters. Whilst interesting to watch, with impressive graphical filters, a poor story and repetitive game play diminish any sense of reward.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Here is my musical review of Resident Evil 5 on the 360, I've called it 'Don't Shoot Them'.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Dead Rising 360 remains a unique and surprisingly playful take on the zombie genre, one which encouraged players to approach its story from several different directions. It's a game that defies the idea of a single successful 'play through'.

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Second Sight's intriguing psychic soldiers overcame my aversion to stealth games. The unfolding story's split between past and present was a deft directorial touch - and one that created compelling game play.

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

HAWX 2 brings future conspiracy to the living room with its family friendly assisted co-op play and impressive visuals on Nintendo's console.

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Medal of Honour courts two kings as it returns to modern parlance. On multiplayer terms this split personality needs some focus if it is going to convince either Modern Warfare 2 or Battlefield Bad Company 2 players away from their betrothed.

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Call of Duty: Black Ops takes us on a darker journey into the Cold War. It traverses the Thatcher-Regan era as you fight with Black Ops soldiers through Vietnamese jungles to the snowy Ural mountains. Of course there's more of the standard-setting multiplayer, but this is now joined by 4-player online and 2-player local co-op and a fully featured Wii version.

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Episode one of Scripted Gamer digs into the latest trend in Western gaming. Even Fred and Bob, our theatrical reviewers, found a happy helping of gun slinging to be had here.

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Halo 3 brings together realistic enemies, tense moments of encounter and knife edge multiplayer. In this podcast, we dig into just how far Halo has come, and how well it stands the test of time.

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Pop Island: Paperfield updates an undiscovered multiplayer gem. All the tactics of capture the flag are squeezed into the miniature 3D world, and with one copy eight can play at once on both DS and DSi.

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing 360 is a substantial downloadable installment that reintroduces the characters from the first game. It's a must for dedicated Left 4 Dead fans, even if they won't necessarily be happy about what's happened to one of these old favourites.

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Lost Planet 2 PS3 is bigger than the first, but feels devoid of any interesting roles to play. Capcom have made a game that revisits only a few ideas from the original - the result is a sequel that needs a healthy shot of substance to flesh out its set piece battles and cooperative play.

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 PSP impresses technically, but sometimes struggles to deliver narratively. Although there wasn't much dressing up there was plenty of scope for getting into character and losing yourself within the role.

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World returns us to coin-op hay days and Double Dragon game play. Best though, it mixes in modern play styles.

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Taking the serious flight simulation distinctly out of the equation, Snoopy Flying Ace attempts to put the fun back into aerial combat with a mixture of classic and wacky multiplayer dog fights on Xbox Live Arcade.

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

Metro 2033 puts atmosphere at the top of its feature list to take you deep into a scary post apocalyptic world filled with danger. Anyone taking on this role will come away with a real sense of the terror facing its survivors, even though the tension wains at little before the end.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 Share: Twitter | facebook

More posts:

Jun 2010

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam 360 News
Killzone2 PS3 Review
Perfect Dark XBLA Review
Alan Wake 360 Review
Alan Wake 360 Review

May 2010

Alan Wake 360 Review
Lost Planet 2 360 Review
Metro 2033 360 Review
Left 4 Dead 360 Review
Dead to Rights 360 Review
Angry Birds iPhone Review
Medal of Honour Airborne 360 Review
Halo 3 360 Review
Resident Evil PS1 Review
Red Dead Revolver PS2 Review
Modern Company or Bad Warfare? Article

Apr 2010

Dead Space Extraction Wii Review
Astro Boy DS Review
Stalker Call of Pripyat PC Review
Dark Void PS3 Review
Perfect Dark XBLA Review
Red Steel 2 Wii Review
Borderlands Armory of General Knoxx XBLA Review
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition 360 Review
Choplifter 2 Gameboy Review

Mar 2010

Minis: Age of Zombies PSP Review
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition PS3 Review
Battlefield Bad Company 2 360 Review
Alien Breed Evolution: Episode 1 XBLA Review
Bioshock 2 PC Review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Wii Review
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 360 Buying Guide
Damnation 360 Review
Remington's Great American Bird Hunt Wii Review
Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles Wii Review

Feb 2010

Valkyria Chronicles PS3 Review
Battlefield 1943 XBLA Review
Left for Dead 2 360 Review
Bioshock 2 360 Review
MAG PS3 Review
Dark Void PS3 Review
Shadow Complex 360 Review

Jan 2010

Metroid Prime Trilogy Wii Review
Dementium The Ward DS Review
Siren: Blood Curse PS3 Review
The B Team Metal Cartoon Squad DS Review
Wipeout HD PSN Review
FRAGnStein Wireless Laser Mouse PS3 Review

Dec 2009

Mushihimesama Futari Ver. 1.5 360 Buying Guide
MAG PS3 Buying Guide
Call of Duty 2 360 Review
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Review
Army of Two: The 40th Day PS3 Buying Guide
Dark Void PS3 Buying Guide
Section 8 360 Review
Borderlands The Island of Dr. Ned DLC 360 Review

Nov 2009

Halo ODST 360 Review
The Saboteur 360 Buying Guide
Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 360 Review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 360 Review
Fling! iPhone Review
Borderlands 360 Review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Wii Buying Guide
Minigore iPhone Review
Towerbloxx Deluxe XBLA Review
Damnation 360 Review
Left 4 Dead 2 360 Buying Guide
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising PC Review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 360 Buying Guide
Call Of Duty World At War Map Pack 3 360 Review
WET 360 Review
Resident Evil Zero Wii Buying Guide

Oct 2009

Killing Floor PC Review
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 Review
Conflict: Denied Ops PC Review
Cheap Game Generator Buying Guide
Borderlands 360 Buying Guide
ArmA 2 PC Review
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Review
Halo 3: ODST 360 Review
Mercenaries 2 PS3 Review
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena PC Review
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising 360 Buying Guide
Uncharted 2 Among Thieves PS3 Buying Guide
Space Invaders Extreme 2 DS Buying Guide
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles Wii Buying Guide
Halo: ODST 360 Review
Battlefield 1943 360 Review
Left 4 Dead 360 Review
Resistance 2 PS3 Review
Worms iPhone Review
Dead Space: Extraction Wii Buying Guide
Trine PS3 PSN Review

Sep 2009

Halo 3: ODST 360 Buying Guide
Wet 360 Buying Guide
Gears of War 2 Limited Collectors Edition 360 Buying Guide
Wet 360 Review
Silent Scope iPhone Review
Tom Clancys Hawx PS3 Review
Call of Duty: World at War Wii Review
Metal Gear Solid Touch iPhone Review
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Review
G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra PS3 Review
Call of Duty World at War Map Pack 3 360 Review

Aug 2009

Ghostbusters PS3 Review
The Conduit Wii Review
Crash Team Racing PS1 Review
Junior Classic Games DS Review
Alien Syndrome Wii Review

Jul 2009

Resident Evil 5 360 Review
Peggle iPhone Review
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 360 Review

Jun 2009

Resident Evil 4 Wii Review
XG Blast DS Review
Call of Duty 5 World at War Map Pack Two 360 Review
GUN 360 Review
Dead Space 360 Review

May 2009

Left 4 Dead 360 Review
Halo 3 360 Review
Call of Duty: World at War 360 360
Metroid Prime Hunters DS Review
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway 360 Review
Godfather 2 360 Review
Halo 3 360 Rough Guide

Apr 2009

Killzone 2 PS3 Review
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails 360 Review
Phantasy Star Online Dreamcast Review
FEAR 2 Project Origin 360 Review
Wanted: Weapons of Fate 360 Review
Peggle Nights PC Review
Peggle PC Review
Brothers in Arms DS Review
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard 360 Review
Call of Duty 5 World at War Variety Map Pack 360 Review
Peggle Dual Shot DS Review

Mar 2009

Let's Play Fireman DS Rough Guide
Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans DS Rough Guide
Diego Great Dinosaur Rescue DS Rough Guide
Resident Evil 5 PS3 Rough Guide
Jelly Belly: Ballistic Beans Wii Rough Guide
Nerf-n-strike Wii Rough Guide
Peggle Dual Shot DS Review
Killzone 2 PS3 Rough Guide

Feb 2009

House of the Dead Overkill Wii Rough Guide
Quantum of Solace 360 Review
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon 360 Review
Big Bang Mini DS Family Review
50 Cent Blood on the Sand 360 Review
Biology Battle 360 Review
Metal Slug 7 DS Rough Guide

Jan 2009

Monster Madness: Grave Danger PS3 Review
Big Bang Mini DS Review
Twin Strike Operation Thunder Wii Review

Dec 2008

Far Cry 2 360 Review
Fracture 360 Review

Nov 2008

Far Cry 2 360 Rough Guide
Call of Duty 5: World at War 360 Review

Oct 2008

Disaster: Day of Crisis Wii Rough Guide
Gears of War 360 Rough Guide
Fracture 360 Rough Guide
Pirates: Duels on the High Seas DS Rough Guide

Sep 2008

Dead Space 360 Review
Time Splitters Gamecube Rough Guide
Peggle iPod Rough Guide

Aug 2008

Resistance 2 PS3 Rough Guide
Eledees Wii Rough Guide

Sep 2007

Peggle iPod Review
Geometry Wars: Galaxies DS Review
Medal of Honour Wii Review
Metal Slug Anthology Wii Review
Battlefield: Bad Company 360 Review

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