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Shooter

Third-person shooter

You shoot while seeing your character from behind or over the shoulder, which shows what surrounds them and often adds cover, jumps and acrobatic moves.

Also known as: TPS

This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.

History

  1. 1996
    Origin

    Tomb Raider (1996) is credited as largely responsible for the genre's popularity, though earlier arcade games had a behind-the-back view, such as Space Harrier (1985).

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  2. 2005

    Resident Evil 4 establishes the over-the-shoulder camera.

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  3. 2006

    Gears of War combines cover with an off-centre camera, drawing on Kill Switch and Resident Evil 4.

    Third-person shooter (Wikipedia)