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LIGHT GUN SHOOTERS
CLICK... CLICK... BANG! By Brett Weiss
While most people equate games like Halo and Call of Duty with the first-person shooter genre, light gun games also fall into this category. Most of these types of shooters you can play using the standard controller for the respective game system, but many consoles have supported first- and third- party gun peripherals, such as the Zapper for the NES, the Justifier for the Genesis, and the GunCon for the PlayStation. Wielding these plastic guns is usually the way to go for accuracy, speed, and fun.
It can be a blast (literally and figuratively) to grab a weapon, aim at your television screen, and fire away at bad guys, robots, monsters, animals, and other targets, whether you are on-rails or off. Just be sure you have a CRT television hooked up because the technology is incompatible with modern TVs.
Some of the more popular light gun shooters released for home consoles over the years include Duck Hunt (NES), Area 51 (PlayStation, Saturn), Resident Evil: Dead Aim (PlayStation 2), and Link's Crossbow Training (Wii). Below are 10 more light gun games you should check out.
BARKER BILL'S TRICK SHOOTING (NES)
Everyone and their (laughing) dog knows all about Duck Hunt, arguably the most iconic light gun shooter ever made. However, the relatively obscure Barker Bill’s Trick Shooting is a more colorful, more versatile, more enjoyable experience while offering the type of simplicity Duck Hunt fans enjoy. You take aim and fire at various targets through four different areas: Balloon Saloon (shoot balloons before they reach the top of the screen); Flying Saucers (shoot saucers that a man and his assistant throw into the air); Window Pains (shoot falling items through open windows); and Fun Follies (cycle through the previous events). Fun Follies also includes Trixie’s Shot (shoot coins a dancing woman holds out) and Bill’s Thrills (shoot items before they fall on a woman’s head). The Duck Hunt dog pops up in Balloon Saloon. You’re not supposed to shoot him, but you probably will... on purpose.
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