Proper light gun shooters are a rare thing nowadays, but one place the genre lives on is in the world of virtual reality. On Meta Quest, Crisis Brigade 2 is one such popular shooter. There will soon be another thanks to Thunderful Publishing and Sigtrap Games have just announced a light gun-style game of their own called Under Cover. It promises Ti...
Japan has a proud tradition of local festivals that feature parade-like processions, live performances, and food and activity booths. Of course, Japan also had a rich folklore involving a wide variety of bizarre monsters and spirits called yokai. Spooky Spirit Shooting Gallery from Enheart and Aksys Games is a light gun-style rail shooter that comb...
Way back in 2010, N-Fusion Interactive released a light gun-style rail shooter on Wii called Martian Panic. Earlier this year, Martian Panic returned on Nintendo Switch alongside the Martian Panic Alien Blaster accessory. The game features a deliberately corny retro vibe, lighthearted humor, and 4-player local co-op. Unfortunately, poor controls an...
The Switch is no stranger to light gun-style games, but these games lack a certain authenticity when played without a prop gun. That's where the Martian Panic Alien Blaster from Fun Box Media comes in. Originally bundled with the game, Martian Panic, the blaster turns a Joy-Con into an alien blaster with lights and sounds. It's a unique accessory that works with games like The House of the Dead Remake, not just Martian Panic.
Terminator 2, the blockbuster movie from the 1990s, is still beloved today, even if it can't get a proper Blu-ray/4K home video release (they're all super blue and/or DNR-ridden messes). The film was so huge that Midway released a light gun-style arcade game that was soon ported to 16-bit and 8-bit consoles and computers...
If you didn't happen to purchase the collector's edition of Dead Space 2 (or any copy as a forum member points out) last week on the PS3, which included a free copy of Dead Space Extraction, you'll be happy to know that you too can now enjoy the two player co-op light gun shooter without the $80 price tag now that's its out on the PlayStation Network for $15.
Last year, one of the best titles to hit the Wii came and went without much in the way of sales. Dead Space Extraction was extremely well reviewed by critics, earning an excellent 4.5 here at Co-Optimus, yet the horrific lightgun shooter failed to move many units. According to developer Visceral Games, that didn't bother them too much.
Lightgun shooters are having a bit of a renaissance due to the pointer capabilties of the Wii controller. The Playstation Move controller now brings lightgun shooters to your living room in glorious high-def. One of the first comes from the venerable Time Crisis franchise. Time Crisis: Razing Storm is the latest iteration of the series in arcades, and is coming to the Playstation 3 this fall.
Dead Space Extraction has us intrigued. First of all, the previous Dead Space game was fairly well received, though unfortunately it was single player only. Secondly, the announcement of the game was a bit unclear. Was it a straight port of the previous game? Could the graphics capabilities of the Wii keep up? Finally, Dead Space Extraction was revealed as a two person co-op "on the rails" style shooter. This announcement caused some controversy, and many lost faith that Extraction would live up to the quality level of the first game.
Yesterday, we reported the announcement of Dead Space Extraction. This was great news for co-op fans, as the first Dead Space game got generally good reviews, and the Wii version added in co-op. More details have since come to light, though, that have us a bit less excited. But just a bit. Consider these quotes from execuitive producer Steve Papoutsis.
This week on Casual Friday, we'll take a look at several games, all in the same genre. Each of these games are for the Wii; Nintendo's console is a fine choice for casual gaming, though certainly not the only option. The unique capabilities of the Wii remote have led to something of a renaissance in an old, but dearly beloved game type: the lightgun shooter. We'll look at several examples of Wiimote shooters today in our quest for the best co-op title in the lot. One of the first things a non-gamer will say when you hand them an Xbox 360 or PS3 controller is "what do all these buttons do?" It can be overwhelming to say the least. Consider the Wiimote, though. The pointer motion is quite natural, and easy to understand. There are lots of buttons, yes, but A and B are much larger and more prominent in a tactile way. The device is a perfect fit for the simple point and shoot philosophy of lightgun games, and Nintendo obviously knows this.
