Shooter

History

1. 1962
   Origin

   Spacewar! (1962), one of the first video games, was also the first shooter: two spaceships try to hit each other.

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2. 1978

   Space Invaders establishes the «shoot or be shot» formula against waves of enemies.

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3. 1993

   Doom, the first major hit among first-person shooters, takes the genre into 3D spaces.

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Subgenres

• Battle royaleMany players drop onto a large map with no gear, scavenge for weapons and supplies and eliminate each other as the playable area shrinks; the last player or team standing wins.
• First-person shooterYou see the world through your character's eyes, with the weapon in the foreground, and move freely through 3D spaces while aiming and shooting at enemies.
• Hero shooterA team shooter where you pick a hero from a fixed roster, each with unique weapons and abilities, and win by combining characters well and coordinating their powers with your team.
• Light-gun shooterYou aim a gun-shaped controller at the screen and shoot targets as they appear; the challenge is reacting quickly and hitting them before they hit you.
• Massively multiplayer online first-person shooterYou shoot in first person in a persistent online world where hundreds of players fight at once, often on large team fronts competing for territory.
• Rail shooterThe game moves the camera or your character along a fixed path and you only aim and shoot at whatever appears, without choosing where to go.
• Role-playing shooterYou combine real-time shooting with role-playing progression: your character levels up and improves skills, and you earn weapons and gear with random stats that let you take on harder challenges.
• Shoot 'em upA shooter in which you steer a ship or character across a plane seen from the side or from above, firing nonstop at waves of enemies while dodging their projectiles.
• Tactical shooterA realistic shooter where a few shots are enough to go down: you plan, take cover, coordinate with your squad and advance carefully instead of running and gunning.
• Third-person shooterYou shoot while seeing your character from behind or over the shoulder, which shows what surrounds them and often adds cover, jumps and acrobatic moves.