One of the earliest genres of video games is the shooter.
Why?
Simplicity.
Here’s the concept: Fire a projectile at an enemy or obstacle, watch it blow up, rinse, repeat.
You see? With such a relatively modest list of goals for a group of programmers to try to achieve, the appeal is obvious.
And for the gamer, the idea of blowing crap up is fun too.
So, shooters’ explosion in popularity in the 1970s and 80s was probably inevitable, and they’re an important part of gaming history.
I included the wack-a-doodle Air Zonk earlier in this countdown, but I also knew, given the genre’s importance, I should probably include a more traditional shooter somewhere in my Top 20.
How did I settle on Soldier Blade?
It’s really stinking good.
Soldier Blade
Genre: Shooter
Released: 1992
Platform: Turbografx-16
5/5 from GamePro