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Title: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: kjoel0123 on May 27, 2007, 09:09:17 pm
Poll for the most popular shooting game out there with a physical gun
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Post by: Witchboard on May 27, 2007, 09:26:11 pm
Other: Point Blank Series.
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Post by: kjoel0123 on May 27, 2007, 09:29:01 pm
Added to the list
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Post by: Malenko on May 27, 2007, 09:38:39 pm
you say shooter, I think Mars Matrix, best gun game....... I'll vote Time Crisis, sinc eI think you mean the whole series
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Post by: bfauska on May 27, 2007, 10:01:04 pm
I haven't played many of these...sadly. But just the idea of Carnevil is awesome so I vote for it.
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Post by: Naru on May 27, 2007, 10:20:07 pm
My vote went to Virtua Cop.
I still play that on my Sega Saturn.
Got multiple TV's with the signal going
to all of them, so I can shoot the bad guys
from each different monitor.
It's silly, but so am I.
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Post by: TOK on May 28, 2007, 12:40:19 pm
Other: House Of The Dead
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Post by: grantspain on May 28, 2007, 12:57:40 pm
yep,other hotd
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Post by: Kremmit on May 28, 2007, 03:07:47 pm
Crossbow
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Post by: Zero_Hour on May 28, 2007, 04:36:21 pm
I'd have to go for Area 51. I liked the pacing, and the inclusion of the various 'Hidden' Bonus rounds, not to mention Kronn Hunter Mode. Maximum force seemed to go completely overboard with all of its extras and just doesn't have the flow that Area 51 had.

My honorable mention would be Cheyenne. Those Exidy gun games were a lot of fun back in the day, and while not nearly as fun with a mouse, I still fire it up on a regular basis via MAME.
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Post by: Dartful Dodger on May 29, 2007, 11:08:09 am
Other: Extreme Hunting 2
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Post by: ChadTower on May 29, 2007, 11:15:18 am
Other: House Of The Dead

Ding.  Maybe the best console game of the 32 bit era, too.
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Post by: clanggedin on May 29, 2007, 01:17:40 pm
I would have to say Time Crisis, beacuse of the combination of reload pedals and recoil gun.

Lethal Enforcers II is much better than the 1st.


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Post by: Buddabing on May 29, 2007, 04:42:02 pm
Crossbow

+1.  YOU WILL DIEEEEEEEE!!!!

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Post by: Chris on May 29, 2007, 04:57:22 pm
No love for Sharpshooter?  That or Zero Point are the first things that get played when someone's in a shootin' mood.
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Post by: kjoel0123 on May 29, 2007, 05:55:50 pm
Crossbow is cool for an older shooting game
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Post by: shardian on May 29, 2007, 11:06:34 pm
No love for Sharpshooter?  That or Zero Point are the first things that get played when someone's in a shootin' mood.

I love sharpshooter, but it is just WAY too easy. I prefer police trainer.
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Post by: Chris on May 30, 2007, 08:19:37 am
No love for Sharpshooter?  That or Zero Point are the first things that get played when someone's in a shootin' mood.

I love sharpshooter, but it is just WAY too easy. I prefer police trainer.
Maybe that's why it's popular in my housepeople who won't play anything else will play Sharpshooter.

Although my wife is occasionally liking House of the Dead 2...
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Post by: shardian on May 30, 2007, 08:21:23 am
I would have picked sharpshooter over police trainer if there were ammo limits.
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Post by: Joystick Jerk on May 30, 2007, 09:10:47 am
As low rent and basic as it is, Lethal Enforcers has always had a soft spot in my heart. I like it for it's focus more on accuracy, rather than just flinging an endless stream of bullets at the enemy like a lot of more modern shooters. Beyond that, the Time Crisis series has always been great, and I always had loads of fun with The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
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Post by: drunkatuw on May 30, 2007, 01:36:38 pm
Egg Venture!  I first found the game at a nickel arcade in Rockford, IL.  It was so addicting.  My wife and I probably up in $5 in nickels.  It was because of Egg Venture that my wife bought me the actlab guns for valentine's day.
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Post by: BobA on May 30, 2007, 02:44:20 pm
you say shooter, I think Mars Matrix, best gun game....... I'll vote Time Crisis, sinc eI think you mean the whole series

I tried Mars Matrix,   It doesn't use a gun.   Just a joystick shooter from what I saw.
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Post by: Q*Bert_OP on May 30, 2007, 02:53:06 pm
What, you forgot Target Terror??? Then again...if it wasn't a Jarvis game, I probably wouldn't play it...
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Post by: Malenko on May 30, 2007, 03:26:36 pm
you say shooter, I think Mars Matrix, best gun game....... I'll vote Time Crisis, sinc eI think you mean the whole series

I tried Mars Matrix,   It doesn't use a gun.   Just a joystick shooter from what I saw.


Mars Matrix is a vertical shooter, poll says best shooter... its just semantics.  I voted but forgot about Silent Scope. that was a bad smurfin game
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Post by: Kremmit on May 30, 2007, 10:33:20 pm
I voted but forgot about Silent Scope. that was a bad smurfin game

Cool, but tough to emulate.
Title: Re: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: kjoel0123 on May 31, 2007, 08:12:54 pm
I am dying to see what will be #1 in the next few months ! We'll have to wait and see

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Post by: Jeff AMN on June 01, 2007, 01:19:07 am
Other: House of the Dead (series)
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Post by: TOK on June 01, 2007, 09:11:38 am
I am dying to see what will be #1 in the next few months ! We'll have to wait and see



At this point, its a tie between Area 51 and a game thats not in your poll.  :P
Title: Re: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: Crowquill on June 03, 2007, 02:54:42 am
Personally I favor the Point Blank games purely for variety. Area 51 rocked though.

Recently I also played Sammy's Sports Shooting USA (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=13128) for the first time. the clear, funky-looking guns are kind of annoying, but the game is fun. Quite similar to Police Trainer.
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Post by: northerngames on June 04, 2007, 04:37:09 pm
I liked the laser disk one's.

maddog mccree
crime patrol 1&2
cops

our local arcade had them in dynamo showcase models so that may have played a big role in it also.
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Post by: ChicagoDave on June 05, 2007, 09:36:58 pm
Another for the House of the Dead Series
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Post by: leapinlew on June 06, 2007, 10:09:04 am
I like that Voyager game. I just played it recently.

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Post by: RayB on June 06, 2007, 10:21:43 am
The poll omits Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, and Empire City.
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Post by: northerngames on June 06, 2007, 11:44:17 am
The poll omits Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, and Empire City.

and gum shoe lol
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Post by: Howard_Casto on June 10, 2007, 07:47:35 pm
Other:

With two or three exceptions, your choices are probably some of the worst examples of shooting games.  Like others have mentioned, you omitted games such as house of the dead and classics like duck hunt.  Also none of the American Laser Games made the list. 
Title: Re: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: kjoel0123 on June 17, 2007, 04:21:46 pm
Added all requested games to the list

My vote goes to ghost squad

Please vote as often as you like:

Since other is the lead category- I will reset the stats for all as the games are added and let in run for a year. As of 6/17/07 stats are:

Area 51   5 (11.6%)
Maximum Force   0 (0%)
Terminator 2   2 (4.7%)
Crisis Zone   1 (2.3%)
Lethal Enforcers   1 (2.3%)
Carnevil   3 (7%)
Operation Wolf 3   0 (0%)
Time Crisis   6 (14%)
Virtua Cop   2 (4.7%)
Police Trainer   7 (16.3%)
Revolution X   1 (2.3%)
Space Gun   0 (0%)
Police 911   0 (0%)
Point Blank   4 (9.3%)
Other   11 (25.6%)
 
Total Voters: 43

Thank you for voting !
Title: Re: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: shardian on June 17, 2007, 09:14:42 pm
I changed my answer to Revolution X. That machine was really cool back in the day. Of course, I could never afford to get past the part where you get handed the keys to the car...quarter crunchers - gotta love 'em! ;D
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Post by: ChadTower on June 19, 2007, 09:00:28 am

I beat HOTD2 at a house party not long ago.  My arms were exhausted by the end.
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Post by: kjoel0123 on June 19, 2007, 05:28:14 pm
I just played house of the dead 1 and 2 at the local arcade , Damn my forearm was aching like hell ! But they are kick @ss games
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Post by: ChadTower on June 20, 2007, 10:54:31 am

Dual gun HOTD is as good as arcade gaming can reasonably get.
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Post by: shardian on June 20, 2007, 03:43:07 pm
I haven't ever been a fan of HOTD. I do like The Typing of the Dead though. ;D
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Post by: ChadTower on June 20, 2007, 04:11:31 pm

What's not to like? 


Shooting - good.
Zombies - good.

...erm... more zombies - more gooder.
Title: Re: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: kjoel0123 on June 20, 2007, 06:44:18 pm
I also played LA machine gun and that game make you fell like you are flying and shooting people with an uzi- really fast paced game, its was fun. When it was over I felt a bit woozy with all the movement, real cool !!
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Post by: kjoel0123 on July 14, 2007, 12:55:49 pm
Dont forget to vote !
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Post by: digitui on July 15, 2007, 01:03:24 am
lethal enforcers or mad dog mcgee. im a sucker for FMV
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Post by: jacenwon on December 10, 2007, 03:01:18 pm
wtf - where's crackshot?
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Post by: Xiaou2 on December 11, 2007, 01:18:42 pm
If you Love gun games,  You MUST try:

 Shooting Gallery

 for the Sega Master System.   Similar to Point Blank, but different.
Very polished, great flow, creativity, sound fx, and very Difficult.

 (Ive never been able to defeat it yet)


 SMS also has a few other gun games which are fun.

 One being Missile Defense 3D.   Using the 3d lcd glasses, its quite cool.  :)


 
Title: Re: Best shooting Game out there Poll
Post by: SithMaster on December 11, 2007, 02:19:55 pm
I haven't ever been a fan of HOTD. I do like The Typing of the Dead though. ;D

You must work in an office then.  It would be a good game to put on your office pc though.  The boss walks by and thinks you are just working hard.