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[edit] Distinctions
I'm working on the genre articles and I'm somewhat confused over the distinctions between shooting galleries, rail shooters and light gun shooters. Take Operation Wolf, you can't direct the game path, only guide your reticule and fire. It would seem to be both a rail shooter and a shooting gallery. It is listed as a shooting gallery on its page, but wouldn't rail shooter be better?
In short, what are the analytical differences (if any)? Are shooting galleries stop-action games where you reach a position, shoot everything that's not made from condensed neutrons, then move on, while rail shooters are constantly moving? If so, House of the Dead should be a rail shooter (and is in fact listed as such in its aricle) but is in this article listed as an example of shooting gallery. Mikademus 11:03, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Danmaku ?
Should there be an explanation about Danmaku (barrage) shooter ? - Try over at Scrolling shooter or Shoot 'em up
[edit] What a shooter truly is
First-person shooters are first-person shooters.
Third-person shooters are third-person shooters.
First-person shooters and third-person shooters are NOT "simply shooters".
Shooters = shmups, only shmups, nothing but shmups. Stop mixing the genres!
- Stormwatch 18:00, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
