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Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3Dshooter games in which the player character is visible on-screen during gaming, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.

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Definition[edit]

A third-person shooter is a game structured around shooting,^[1] and in which the player can see the avatar on-screen in a third-person view.^[1][2] Third-person shooter is a game where instead of seeing the games through the main character's eyes, you see the main character moving and shooting in the game and the game is specifically focused on shooting.^[3]

Design[edit]

It is a 3D genre, that has grown to prominence in recent years, especially on consoles. It combines the shooting elements of the first-person shooter with the jumping and climbing elements of puzzle-based games and brawlers. Third-person shooter games almost always incorporate an aim-assist feature, since aiming from a third-person camera is difficult. Most also have a first-person view, which allows precise shooting and looking around at environment features that are otherwise hidden from the default camera. In most cases, the player must stand still to use first-person view, but newer titles allow the player to play like a FPS; for example, Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath requires the player to shoot from first person, only allowing melee attacks in the chase camera views.

Relationship to first-person shooters[edit]

These games are closely related to first-person shooters,^[4] which also tie the perspective of the player to an avatar,^[5] but the two genres are distinct.^[6] While the first-person perspective allows players to aim and shoot without their avatar blocking their view,^[5] the third-person shooter shows the protagonist from an 'over the shoulder shot' or 'behind the back' perspective.^[4][7] Thus, the third-person perspective allows the game designer to create a more strongly characterized avatar^[5] and directs the player's attention as in watching a film. In contrast, a first-person perspective provides the player with greater immersion into the game universe.^[8]

This difference in perspective also affects gameplay. Third-person shooters allow players to see the area surrounding the avatar more clearly.^[5] This viewpoint facilitates more interaction between the character and their surrounding environment, such as the use of tactical cover in Gears of War,^[9] or navigating tight quarters.^[10] As such, the third-person perspective is better for interacting with objects in the game world, such as jumping on platforms, engaging in close combat, or driving a vehicle. However, the third-person perspective can interfere with tasks that require fine aiming.^[11]

Third-person shooters sometimes compensate for their distinct perspective by designing larger, more spacious environments than first-person shooters.^[12]

The boundaries between third-person and first-person shooters are not always clear. For example, many third-person shooters allow the player to use a first-person viewpoint for challenges that require precise aiming.^[5] The first-person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved was actually designed as a third-person shooter, but added a first-person perspective to improve the interface for aiming and shooting.^[13] The game switches to a third-person viewpoint when the avatar is piloting a vehicle,^[5] and this combination of first-person for aiming and third-person for driving has since been used in other games.^[14]Metroid Prime is another first-person shooter that switches to a third-person perspective when rolling around the environment using the morph ball.^[15]Alexander R. Galloway writes that the 'real-time, over-the-shoulder tracking shots of Gus Van Sant's Elephant evoke third-person shooter games like Max Payne, a close cousin of the FPS'.^[16]

History[edit]

2D third-person shooters have existed since the earliest days of video games,^[17] dating back to Spacewar! (1962);^[17] third-person perspective shooting is also featured in its clones, Galaxy Game (1971) and Computer Space (1971).^[18]Arcade shooters with a 3D third-person perspective include Nintendo's Radar Scope (1979),^[19]Atari's Tempest (1981),^[20]Nihon Bussan's Tube Panic (1983),^[21]Sega's Space Harrier (1985),^[22]Atari's Xybots (1987),^[23] and Square's 3-D WorldRunner (1987).^[24] and JJ (1987)^[25] Third-person shooters for home computers include Dan Gorlin's Airheart (1986)^[26] and Paul Norman's Beyond Forbidden Forest (1986).^[27]

Konami's run & gun shooter Contra (1987) featured several third-person shooter levels where the player trudges through indoor enemy bases.^[28] Konami's Devastators (1988)^[29] is a third-person shooter^[30] where, rather than moving forward automatically, the player walks forward by holding the Up direction, as the background slowly scales toward the screen. Devastators also featured various obstacles that could be used to take cover from enemy fire,^[29] as well as two-playercooperative gameplay.^[31] A similar shooter released that same year was Cabal (1988),^[32] which inspired many of its own 'Cabal clones,' such as NAM-1975 (1990) and Wild Guns (1994).^[33] Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101 cites Sega's Last Survivor (1988), released for arcades and then ported to the FM Towns and FM Towns Marty, featuring eight-player deathmatch. He notes that it has a perspective and split-screen similar to Xybots, but with entirely different gameplay and controls.^[34] In 1993, Namco released a two-player competitive 3D third-person shooter vehicle combat game, Cyber Sled.^[35] A year later, Elite Systems Ltd. released Virtuoso on the 3DO. This was an early example of a home console third-person shooter which featured a human protagonist on-foot, as opposed to controlling a vehicle, and made use of polygonal 3D graphics along with sprites in a 3D environment.^[36]Fade to Black (1995) was also a fully 3D third-person shooter released around this time, but as well as featuring an on-foot protagonist rather than a vehicle, utilised entirely polygonal 3D graphics.^[37]

Prism graphpad free trial. Tomb Raider (1996) by Eidos Interactive (now Square Enix Europe) is claimed by some commentators as a third-person shooter,^{[2][4][38][39][40]} and Jonathan S. Harbour of the University of Advancing Technology argues that it's 'largely responsible for the popularity of this genre'.^[4] Other commentators have considered it influential on later third person shooters such as BloodRayne (2002),^[38]The Contra Adventure (1998),^[41]MDK (1997),^[42]Duke Nukem: Time To Kill (1998),^[43]Burning Rangers (1998),^[44] and Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 (2000).^[40] The game eschewed the popular first person perspective of games such as Doom, instead making use of 'third person' viewpoints, wide 3D environments and a control system inspired by Prince of Persia.^[7][45]Mega Man Legends (1997) by Capcom is another early 3D third person shooter which took a different approach to the genre, mixing this with a role-playing game influence. Around the same time, Deathtrap Dungeon (1998) by Eidos Interactive and MediEvil (1998) by SCE Cambridge Studio (then Millennium Interactive) were some of the first 3D games in the genre to include third person shooter influences in a fantasy setting, with fictional or alternative weapons achieving the same effect as a gun for the player. Die Hard Trilogy (1998) by Fox Interactive was met with critical acclaim at the time of its release,^[46][47] and the section of the game based around the first Die Hard film in the trilogy was another early take on a 3D third person shooter.

Syphon Filter (1999) by Eidetic (now SCE Bend Studio) combined the perspective of Tomb Raider with action elements of games such as GoldenEye 007 (1997) and Metal Gear Solid (1998).^[48] Richard Rouse III wrote in GamaSutra that the game was the most popular third person shooter for the PlayStation.^[49] The Nintendo 64 version of Army Men: Sarge's Heroes by The 3DO Company was released the same year as Syphon Filter, and is an early example of a popular third person shooter which introduced the player being allowed to control aiming of their weapon themselves by means of two control sticks. In Tomb Raider and Syphon Filter, on the other hand, the protagonists automatically aimed at antagonists.^[7][49] Forcing or allowing the player to control aiming themselves, either using control sticks or a mouse, would go on to become commonplace in later games in the genre, such as Oni (2001), Max Payne (2001) and SOCOM (2002).^[49]Max Payne (2001) was acclaimed as a superlative third person shooter, inspired by Hong Kong action cinema.^[50] Several platform games with third-person shooter elements were also released during that time; examples included Ratchet & Clank and most of the games in the Jak and Daxter series, both of which were designed for younger audiences than most third-person shooters.

Resident Evil 4 (2005) was influential in helping to redefine the third-person shooter genre,^[51] with its use of 'over the shoulder' offset camera angles, where the camera is placed directly over the right shoulder and therefore doesn't obscure the action.^[52] An important gameplay mechanic that helped revolutionize third-person shooters in the past decade was the cover system. Koei's WinBack (1999)^[53] has a cover system. Kill Switch (2003) features the cover system as its core game mechanic,^[54] along with a blind fire mechanic.^[55]Gears of War (2006) employed tactical elements such as taking cover,^[56] influenced by Kill Switch,^[57] using off-center viewpoints inspired by Resident Evil 4. The game also employed grittier themes than other titles and used a unique feature which rewarded the player for correctly reloading weapons.^[58]Gears of War, as well as games such as Army of Two (2008), place a greater emphasis on two player cooperative play,^[59] as does Resident Evil 5 (2009).^[60][61] As of 2009, the third-person shooter genre has a large audience outside Japan, particularly in North America.^[62]Vanquish (2010) by PlatinumGames featured a gameplay style reminiscent of bullet hell shooters, with bullets and missiles coming from all directions.^[63]

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In video games, first person is any graphical perspective rendered from the viewpoint of the player's character, or a viewpoint from the cockpit or front seat of a vehicle driven by the character. Many genres incorporate first-person perspectives, among them adventure games, driving, sailing, and flight simulators. Most notable is the first-person shooter, in which the graphical perspective is an integral component of the gameplay.

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Game mechanics[edit]

Games with a first-person perspective are usually avatar-based, wherein the game displays what the player's avatar would see with the avatar's own eyes. Thus, players typically cannot see the avatar's body, though they may be able to see the avatar's weapons or hands. This viewpoint is also frequently used to represent the perspective of a driver within a vehicle, as in flight and racing simulators; and it is common to make use of positional audio, where the volume of ambient sounds varies depending on their position with respect to the player's avatar.^[1]

Games with a first-person perspective do not require sophisticated animations for the player's avatar, nor do they need to implement a manual or automated camera-control scheme as in third-person perspective.^[1] A first-person perspective allows for easier aiming, since there is no representation of the avatar to block the player's view. Network unlocker software. However, the absence of an avatar can make it difficult to master the timing and distances required to jump between platforms, and may cause motion sickness in some players.^[1][2][3]

Players have come to expect first-person games to accurately scale objects to appropriate sizes. However, key objects such as dropped items or levers may be exaggerated in order to improve their visibility.^[1]

History[edit]

Beginnings[edit]

It is not clear exactly when the earliest such first-person shooter video game was created. There are two claimants, Spasim and Maze War. The uncertainty about which was first stems from the lack of any accurate dates for the development of Maze War—even its developer cannot remember exactly.^[4] In contrast, the development of Spasim is much better documented and the dates more certain.

The initial development of Maze War probably occurred in the summer of 1973. A single player makes traverses a maze of corridors rendered using fixed perspective. Multiplayer capabilities, with players attempting to shoot each other, were probably added later in 1973 (two machines linked via a serial connection) and in the summer of 1974 (fully networked).^[4]

Spasim was originally developed in the spring of 1974 with a documented debut at the University of Illinois the same year. The game is a rudimentary space flight simulator with a first-person 3D wireframe view.^[5] It allowed online multiplayer over the worldwide university-based PLATO network.

Futurewar (1978) by high-school student Erik K. Witz and Nick Boland, also based on PLATO, is sometimes claimed to be the first true FPS.^{[citation needed]} The game includes a vector image of a gun and other armaments that point at the monsters. Set in A.D. 2020, Futurewar anticipated Doom, although as to Castle Wolfenstein's transition to a futuristic theme, the common PLATO genesis is coincidental. A further PLATO FPS was the tank game Panther, introduced in 1975, generally acknowledged as a precursor to Battlezone.^{[citation needed]}

Rise of first-person[edit]

1979 saw the release of two first-person space combat games: the Exidy arcade game Star Fire and Doug Neubauer's seminal Star Raiders for the Atari 8-bit family. The popularity of Star Raiders resulted in similarly styled games from other developers and for other systems, including Starmaster for the Atari 2600, Space Spartans for Intellivision, and Shadow Hawk One for the Apple II. It went on to influence two major first-person games of the 1990s: Wing Commander and X-Wing.^[6]

Atari, Inc.'s 1983 Star Wars arcade game leaned entirely on action rather than tactics, but offered 3D color vector renderings of TIE Fighters and the surface of the Death Star.^[7]

Other shooters with a first-person view from the early 1980s include Taito's Space Seeker in 1981,^[8]Horizon V for the Apple II the same year,^[9] Sega's stereoscopic arcade game SubRoc-3D in 1982,^[10] Novagen's Encounter in 1983, and EA's Skyfox for the Apple II in 1984.

Flight simulators were a first-person staple in the 1980s, including the series from subLOGIC, which later became Microsoft Flight Simulator. MicroProse found a niche with first-person aerial combat games: Hellcat Ace (1982),^[11]Spitfire Ace (1982),^[12] and F-15 Strike Eagle (1985).

Amidst a flurry of faux-3D first-person maze games where the player was locked into one of four orientations, like Spectre, 3D Monster Maze, Phantom Slayer, and Dungeons of Daggorath, came the 1982 release of Paul Edelstein's Wayout from Sirius Software.^[13] Not a shooter, it has smooth, arbitrary movement using what was later labeled a raycasting engine, giving it a visual fluidity seen in future games MIDI Maze and Wolfenstein 3D. It was followed in 1983 by the split-screen Capture the Flag, allowing two players at once,^[14] and foreshadowing a common gameplay mode for 3D games of the 1990s.

The arrival of the Atari ST and Amiga in 1985, and the Apple IIGS a year later, increased the computing power and graphical capabilities available in consumer-level machines, leading to a new wave of innovation. 1987 saw the release of MIDI Maze, an important transitional game for the genre. Unlike its contemporaries, MIDI Maze used raycasting to speedily draw square corridors. It also offered a networked multiplayer deathmatch (communicating via the computer's MIDI ports). Sub-Logic's Jet was a major release for the new platforms, as were Starglider and the tank simulator Arcticfox.

In 1988, Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode featured first-person shooter levels and included a sniper rifle for assassinating an enemy agent at long range using an unsteady sniper scope.^[15] The same year saw the release of Arsys Software's Star Cruiser.

In the late 1980s, interest in 3D first-person driving simulations resulted in games like Test Drive (1987) and Vette! (1989). 1989's Hard Drivin' arcade game from Atari Games was particularly influential, with fast polygon graphics, a mathematical model of how the vehicle parts work together, force feedback, and instant replay after crashes.^[16] In the following years, two Hard Drivin'-esque MS-DOS games appeared, each including a track editor: Stunt Driver from Spectrum Holobyte (1990) and Stunts from Broderbund (1991).

1990s[edit]

In 1990, SNK released beat 'em ups with a first-person perspective: the hack & slash game Crossed Swords,^[17] and the fighting & shooting game Super Spy.^[18] In late 1991, the fledgling id Software released Catacomb 3D, which introduced the concept of showing the player's hand on-screen, strengthening the illusion that the player is viewing the world through the character's eyes.

Taito's Gun Buster was released in arcades in 1992. It features on-foot gameplay and a control scheme where the player moves using an eight-direction joystick and aims using a mounted positional light gun. It allows two-player cooperative gameplay for the mission mode and features a deathmatch mode where two players compete against each other or up to four players compete in two teams.^[19]

In 1992, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss was among the first to feature texture mapped environments, polygonal objects, and basic lighting. The engine was later enhanced for usage in the games Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds and System Shock. Later in 1992, id improved the technology used in Catacomb 3D by adding support for VGA graphics in Wolfenstein 3D. It would be widely imitated in the years to follow, and marked the beginning of many conventions in the genre, including collecting different weapons that can be switched between using the keyboard's number keys, and ammo conservation. 1996 saw the release of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall for MS-DOS by Bethesda Softworks, featuring similar graphics and polygonal structures to other games at the time and furthering the first-person element included in 1994's The Elder Scrolls: Arena, to which it was a sequel.

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The 1995 game Descent used a fully 3D polygonal graphics engine to render opponents, departing from the sprites used by most previous games in the FPS genre. It also escaped the 'pure vertical walls' graphical restrictions of earlier games in the genre, and allowed the player six degrees of freedom of movement (up/down, left/right, forward/backward, pitch, roll, and yaw).

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References[edit]

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