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 First-person shooter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Console first-person shooters have for many years been criticised for having control schemes less precise than the keyboard and mouse of PC titles, yet GoldenEye overcame such complaints to be considered the first great FPS for a console, as well as one of the best movie-to-game adaptations.
First-person shooters have been subject to substantial controversy due to the levels of violence included in most games, and the visual realism that can be more inherent in the shooting of things in a first-person perspective.
The first-person shooter can be considered a sub-genre of shooter games, though almost all other two dimensional shooter games, especially shoot 'em ups, are more concerned with the gameplay mechanic of dodging than of precise aiming.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First-person_shooter   (6742 words)

  
 Third-person shooter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A third-person shooter is a genre of 3D video games where the camera view is outside and thought of as usually being behind the main player character, its name chosen for the number of third-person video games whose gameplay is derivative of first-person shooters.
A number of shooters, including The Suffering, bridge the gap between first-person shooters and this kind of game by offering either first- or third-person cameras.
The Resident Evil series, though it incorporated both third-person gameplay and shooting, was not considered a third-person shooter until Resident Evil 4; because of the emphasis on adventure and survival, this was called survival horror.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Third-person_shooter   (236 words)

  
 First-person shooter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The run and gun shooter is a fast paced, all-about-action type of first person shooter, often containing a large number of enemies.
First-person shooters have been subject to substantial controversy due to the levels of violence included in some games, and the visual realism that can be more inherent in the shooting of things in a first-person perspective.
The first-person shooter can be considered a sub-genre of shooter games, though almost all other two dimensional shooter games, especially shoot'em ups, are more concerned with the gameplay mechanic of dodging than of precise aiming.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First-person_shooter   (6103 words)

  
 First Person Shooter Games
First person shooters are the types of games that have made for good press coverage.
First person shooters are so immersive, in fact, that they make many players sick.
"First person looter" or "First person sneaker" - this was the first FPS to place a premium on silence and stealth.
www.links.net /dox/warez/games/edu/fps   (402 words)

  
 First Person Shooter
First Person Shooter may be the first documentary to bring attention to the impact of violent interactive video games on family, school and community life.
First Person Shooter is a game from Counterpoint which has wordwide afficionados.
When he questioned other parents, he found they were equally powerless to free their children from the downward spiral of this disturbing addiction.
www.filmakers.com /indivs/FirstPersonShooter.htm   (147 words)

  
 Comments on First Person Shooter
"First Person Shooter" is one of those episodes where it seems they thought up the idea of Mulder and Scully in those military outfits, then attempted to built a story around that idea.
In "First Person Shooter" I could see Janeway and gang having the same discussions Mulder, Scully, and the Lone Gunmen had with the game designers on shutting down the game/holodeck.
First they come on motorcycles, then they shoot at you from windows, then you get sent up to the wild wild west where no one has gone beyond that level which if it was true would make people stop trying after a while if you can’t get beyond a certain level.
pubpages.unh.edu /~csc/xfiles/xffps.html   (1111 words)

  
 Halfbakery: 2nd Person Shooter
In a 2nd person shooter video game, the player would control the guns, but see the action from the perspective of the person (monster?) he or she is shooting.
My idea for a cool 2nd person shooter (SPS) is that it is played as a third person shooter (TPS), but when you hit someone, it reverts into a 2nd person view, where the camera is located slightly behind the target and you see them being shot.
I think this whole 2nd person shooter thing would be a cool idea, but that it should not be mandatory to watch from the 2nd person perspective.
www.halfbakery.com /lr/idea/2nd_20Person_20Shooter   (1839 words)

  
 Category:First-person shooter creatures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Creatures, monsters, and other fictional species found in first-person shooter computer games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:First-person_shooter_creatures   (75 words)

  
 AusGamers Files - Files
Close Combat: First to Fight is an authentic, team-based first-person shooter created under the direction of active-duty United States Marines fresh from the front lines of combat in Iraq and Afghanis...
Unreal Tournament is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology.
With the creation of a new game play genre, RTSS (Real Time Strategy Shooter), Savage expertly redefines the first-person shooter and real-time strategy genres by combining elements of both into one cohesive experience.
www.ausgamers.com /files/browsegame/html/1   (3309 words)

  
 IGN: First-Person Shooter Blowout
Romero, in an attempt to break from the typical first-person shooter, is putting more emphasis on strategy, even going so far as to incorporate an experience point system (similar to that of RPGs).
The first levels of the games were distributed on the Net for free, and the immersive, bloody, dark, and overall mood of the games was like nothing ever on computers.
Action games and shooters, independent of one another, are ancient genres, but the 3D shooter genre (its taken on its own size and breadth to be a genre now) is growing, in size, if not in quality.
ign64.ign.com /articles/061/061085p1.html   (3745 words)

  
 UGO the World of Gaming
Perfect Dark Zero is a prequel to the original PD, an excellent first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64.
While the very first mission, which has you training in an underwater facility, may not be so visually impressive, the rest of the game does a much better job.
The first game included a pretty decent story, plenty of kickass gadgets, and a unique futuristic atmosphere.
www.ugo.com /channels/games/features/worldofgaming?id=1722&platform=9&listMode=filtered&module=content   (751 words)

  
 The Guide - First-Person Shooters
The release of Quake marked the true beginning of the 3D age of first-person shooters, at least in the traditional sense that we use the terms 3D and first-person shooter.
Descent was the first title to actually use 3D successfully, with impressive and popular results, but Quake was the first title that used 3D in the traditional first-person shooter.
First-person shooters have lead the industry in implementing the latest technology, providing the greatest support for multi-player gaming, and generating the greatest amount of praise and condemnation.
www.bluesnews.com /guide/fps.htm   (1470 words)

  
 Cogent Benger
He discovered that "first person shooter" games, and violence-centred gaming, are taking over as the entertainment of choice for a whole generation of (mostly) teenage males.
Filmmaker Robin Benger covered 14 wars in 24 countries as a veteran TV producer but nothing prepared him for the discovery that war was being waged in the basement of his own home.
Entering into that world, he began filming in cyber-cafes, games manufacturers‚ conventions, and mega gaming tournaments, even tracking down the designer of the very game causing him so much friction with his own son.
www.cogentbenger.com /fps.htm   (93 words)

  
 www.got-next.com // Brute Force Xbox Review
Whereas one would expect to find a relative degree of depth and personality amongst the entire cast, the story does little to get the player involved or interested as to what Brute Force is all about.
Those who place story and character development in high regard will be disappointed to find that both elements are marginal and lacking.
Unfortunately, linear level design and weak story elements pull down the game and prevent it from becoming a potentially fulfilling title.
www.got-next.com /reviews_read.php?id=13&pno=1   (544 words)

  
 third person shooter - DownSeek.com
Shadow Man is a third person shooter game based on Mike LeRoi, a New Orleans hit man who finds a voodoo mask that transforms him into a super assassin.
www.downseek.com /search?for=third+person+shooter   (29 words)

  
 Xbox.com :: 1stencounterbruteforce
In the realm of the first-person shooters for Xbox, Halo is the undisputed heavyweight champion.
The result is what may well be the best third-person shooter title seen on the Xbox so far.
The squad consists of four unique soldiers, each with his or her own distinct personalities, strengths and weaknesses: Flint is a cyborg whose skill as a Sniper is without equal.
www.xbox.com /en-ca/bruteforce/1stencounterbruteforce.htm   (398 words)

  
 Complete History of the 'First-Person Shooter'
First Person Shooters are the end of video gaming.
The first flaw is that the amount of required diggs is far too low for the userbase.
You act as if there should be some advanced futuristic AI controlling this site in order to suit your personal needs and that the makers of Digg are bastards for not going into the future...getting a robot...and bringing it back to perfect this site to your terms.
digg.com /gaming/Complete_History_of_the_First-Person_Shooter_   (1888 words)

  
 AUC - A 3D First Person Shooter Project
The ultimate goal is to make a playable, multi-level first person shooter which everyone can play on the web employing the shockwave plugin.
"Agent Under Cover" is a first person 3d shooter game currently being developed using Director 8.5 and 3d Studio Max.
Work on the project first began in the summer of 2002.
a.parsons.edu /~munish/aguc   (250 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/1stpersonshooter
The spirit of rock lives in First Person Shooter.
View All of first person shooter 's Friends
I decided that I should add you, well first off because I like your sound, but also because I guess I'm going to be working with you in the near future.
www.myspace.com /1stpersonshooter   (710 words)

  
 The X-Files: First Person Shooter - TV.com
We don't have allusions for First Person Shooter.
A 'First Person Shooter' is actually a computer game 'genre'.
Tell the world what you think of First Person Shooter.
www.tv.com /xfiles/first-person-shooter/episode/642/summary.html   (486 words)

  
 First Person Shooter
Although "First Person Shooter" is not as good as the first story, "Kill Switch," it's still a fine five star episode.
Scully and Mulder arrive at the high security First Person Shooter company where they have their badges and retinas scanned.
The boys don't want Mulder or Scully to think they have sold out to corporate America, but that secret is short lived when, Retro, one of their best test players of the game is killed and they call in Mulder and Scully to help them figure out what happened.
members.aol.com /xfflrecord/7abx13.html   (2883 words)

  
 first.txt
First Person Shooter 7x13 (7xAB13) US Airdate: February 27, 2000 Writer: William Gibson and Tom Maddox Director: Chris Carter The bloodthirst is unquenchable.
As a computer programmer and avid first person shooter game player, this episode affected me deeply, and since CarriK would not even be online if it were not for me, she feels beholden to give me the opportunity to … hey, hon, give it back.
SCULLY: I thought at first that maybe the uh, suit had malfunctioned, that one of the charges had blown inward but, unfortunately, that wasn't the case either.
www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/foxybrown/505/jmxftranscripts/first.txt   (5159 words)

  
 Action / First-Person Shooter
Graphically it didn't look so good, but the realistic gameplay was the first of it's kind.
Bioforge - Incredible 3rd person FPS that puts you in the role of a futuristic "Frankenstein", on a quest to find one's identity.
Soldier of Fortune - Basically another shooter, but with the distinction of posessing a very gory locational damage system, and Half-Life style scripted events x 10.
www.chopperware.com /azar/reviews/fps/old_fps.html   (1065 words)

  
 First Person Shooter
X-Files episode 13 on season 7, "First Person Shooter", is written by cyberpunk authors William Gibson and Tom Maddox, and directed by Chris Carter.
The episode was originally on air in 2000.
A murder inside the high-tech world of a virtual reality game leads Scully to battle a deadly digital character in order to save Mulder's life.
project.cyberpunk.ru /idb/first_person_shooter.html   (57 words)

  
 Word Spy - first-person shooter
You control a small fighter armed with an assortment of guns in a bland, first-person shooter that takes place inside the executive's blood vessels and bones.
the much-maligned first-person shooter genre of PC games—Doom, Quake and their many descendants.
This phrase first appeared online, and there are a number of newsgroup citations from 1993 (the earliest being an April 9, 1993 post).
www.wordspy.com /words/first-personshooter.asp   (230 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Technology Are video games breeding killers?
The first-person shooter the killers play is a rudimentary-looking affair made specifically for the film.
But they are also shown playing a first-person shooter video game - very much an activity the media has targeted - while buying guns online.
Indeed, the film's many gliding shots are reminiscent of movement within game environments, and even the shooting ratio (1:33, not the wider 1:85) is comparable with a monitor or TV screen.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/3445953.stm   (585 words)

  
 Sharky Extreme - '+$ArtG+' - '+$ArtC+' - '+$ArtN+'
Although gamers were certainly bombarded with fewer first person shooter titles this year than in 1998, this was still undoubtedly a great year for the first person shooter.
While we'd love to do a top ten for other genres, the overwhelming dominance of the first person shooter over other game categories this year has once more lead us to place the best first person shooters of 1999 head to head in a bloody battle for the first person shooter crown.
The only reason it is lucky enough to get 10th place is that there were simply not enough other first person shooters to dislodge it with this year round, which is a shame.
www.sharkyextreme.com /games/articles/99_fps_shootout   (457 words)

  
 FPS
First Person Shooter games became widely popular with the release of Doom in 1993.
Also known as a point-and-shoot game, FPS is short for First Person Shooter and is a description of a game where the player sees only the weapon of the character and shoots other characters or players.
Generally, a user who has a higher FPS will be capable of performing better.
www.computerhope.com /jargon/f/fps.htm   (102 words)

  
 JamesBond-EoN
Failing in a third person person shooter doesn't leave anymore excuses.
Naturally, a third person should have a decent mechanics and this new Bond iteration does.
Fortunately for EA, this game has the promise to be better then its past Bond games by far.
www.geocities.com /originalists/JamesBond-EoN.html   (379 words)

  
 Mac Game Database > Review > Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
I have enjoyed each first person shooter from the Star Wars franchise, and I am very happy they took this into a third person turn based co-op gaming engine.
KOTOR is a real-time third person shooter with a turn based combat model built in.
This is a new experience in the Star Wars realm of third person shooters, and it is well executed.
gamedb.com /ssps/0/8/00057   (1472 words)

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