What type of shooter do you like?

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#1 UT_Wrestler
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Here the basic "types" of shooters

-Run and Gun:the original shooter type;sprinting, circle-strafing, jumping and shooting, vehicular combat type of game, examples include Halo and Unreal

-Semi-Tactical: puts an emphasis on getting into cover but is still somewhat forgiving, running out in the open is usually a bad idea but you have a little leeway, examples include Gears of War and Call of Duty

-Simulation: as close to the real thing as you'll get in a video game, every move requires careful thought and you're dead after 1 or 2 hits, examples include Rainbow Six and Operation Flashpoint

-Hybrid: shooters that incorporate elements from the action/adventure and role-playing genres; examples include Deus Ex and Bioshock

I like the hybrid type myself, breaks up the monotony

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#2 Xbox360Gamer15
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[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]

Here the basic "types" of shooters

-Run and Gun:the original shooter type;sprinting, circle-strafing, jumping and shooting, vehicular combat type of game, examples include Halo and Unreal

-Semi-Tactical: puts an emphasis on getting into cover but is still somewhat forgiving, running out in the open is usually a bad idea but you have a little leeway, examples include Gears of War and Call of Duty

-Simulation: as close to the real thing as you'll get in a video game, every move requires careful thought and you're dead after 1 or 2 hits, examples include Rainbow Six and Operation Flashpoint

-Hybrid: shooters that incorporate elements from the action/adventure and role-playing genres; examples include Deus Ex and Bioshock

I like the hybrid type myself, breaks up the monotony

why isnt there and option for games like fallout 3 and fallout new vegas???? thos are the only shooters i play non stop other then some cod
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#3 gta4_2112
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It won't let me vote.

I choose semi-tactical.

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#4 UT_Wrestler
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[QUOTE="Xbox360Gamer15"][QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]

Here the basic "types" of shooters

-Run and Gun:the original shooter type;sprinting, circle-strafing, jumping and shooting, vehicular combat type of game, examples include Halo and Unreal

-Semi-Tactical: puts an emphasis on getting into cover but is still somewhat forgiving, running out in the open is usually a bad idea but you have a little leeway, examples include Gears of War and Call of Duty

-Simulation: as close to the real thing as you'll get in a video game, every move requires careful thought and you're dead after 1 or 2 hits, examples include Rainbow Six and Operation Flashpoint

-Hybrid: shooters that incorporate elements from the action/adventure and role-playing genres; examples include Deus Ex and Bioshock

I like the hybrid type myself, breaks up the monotony

why isnt there and option for games like fallout 3 and fallout new vegas???? thos are the only shooters i play non stop other then some cod

Did you even read my post? Those would go under "hybrid", although they're really more rpg than shooter.
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#5 UT_Wrestler
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[QUOTE="gta4_2112"]

It won't let me vote.

I choose semi-tactical.

Yeah I can't vote either. How weird.
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#6 gta4_2112
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[QUOTE="gta4_2112"]

It won't let me vote.

I choose semi-tactical.

UT_Wrestler

Yeah I can't vote either. How weird.

It shows up when you look at results.

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#7 F0urTwenty
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Semi-tactical
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#8 Wolfetan
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wheres all? im an all person with shooters boy do i love shooters =)

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#9 UT_Wrestler
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wheres all? im an all person with shooters boy do i love shooters =)

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Well then it wouldn't be a poll. If you could only play one type for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
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#10 Batang_X990
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hybrid. i like games like call of dutyw where the game gives the player with options of arcadey or tactical style as they wish.
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#11 JadeNic
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I would have to choose hybrid as well, as I can play these games for much longer periods of time before getting tired of them. As long as it isn't in first person.

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#12 turflopsmo
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first person shooter!!!
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I'm definitely a run and gun type of guy, I just love the fast paced mayhem. Keeps me on my toes :).

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#14 Xeros606
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Hard to choose, since I love em all, but for me, semi tactical shooters tend to have the most lasting power.

I like how a lot of people in this thread didn't read OP.

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#15 nate_c-12
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Hybrid i.e Red Dead Redemption, Mafia 2, ect.
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#16 Wolfetan
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[QUOTE="Wolfetan"]

wheres all? im an all person with shooters boy do i love shooters =)

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Well then it wouldn't be a poll. If you could only play one type for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

oh then semi tactical although i would put cod under run and gun
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#17 N7v1K0
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Battlefield would be in...?

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#18 speedfreak48t5p
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I like shooters that are FUN to play!

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Semi tactical, AND hybrid. Yeah, thats right. I broke the rules.
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#20 Beyond_Belief
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Run and Guns all the way. This is where gun skill actually comes into play, no camping or anything like that just fasted pace gameplay to bad there are really none on 360 except Q4 and UT3 which no1 plays.

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#21 craigalan23
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Hybrid is my favorite.
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#22 aca247
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Battlefield would be in...?

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Semi Tactical
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#23 aca247
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also forgot to mention that my favorite is semi tactical though I have played all of the kinds listed

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#24 Phoenix534
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Hybrids. I like to have some variety in my games. Don't get me wrong, I love Call of Duty and Battlefield, but games like Bioshock and STALKER are so much more fleshed out in terms of quality.

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#25 mohfrontline
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there are good games in each of those categories. I don't really have a preference, because I enjoy them all. From Ghost Recon to Halo Reach it doesn't matter to me.
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#26 dkdk999
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all of them. except maybe simulation. I usually don't like those games at all.
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#27 Alex3796
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It's a tie between Run and Gun and Hybrid.
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#28 TentacleMayor
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Call of Duty is semi-tactical, yes? That's my flavor. Can't really stand Run-And-Gun like Unreal Tournament anymore.

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Whats halo and gears of war considered?? Haven't played them yet but i will be going with a used Gears of War game first (4.99 price plays a part in that) then Halo.

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#30 travisstaggs
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I love semi tactical shooters, but they have to be in third person Gears of War style, I'm just not that into the first person view in shooters.

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#31 travisstaggs
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Whats halo and gears of war considered?? Haven't played them yet but i will be going with a used Gears of War game first (4.99 price plays a part in that) then Halo.

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Gears of War is semi-tactical, basically if you don't take cover while in a fight, you'll get killed or almost killed depending on the difficulty setting you have it on.
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#32 UT_Wrestler
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[QUOTE="Wolfetan"][QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"][QUOTE="Wolfetan"]

wheres all? im an all person with shooters boy do i love shooters =)

Well then it wouldn't be a poll. If you could only play one type for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

oh then semi tactical although i would put cod under run and gun

I'd hesitate to say that CoD is run-and-gun in the sense that Halo and Unreal are run-and-gun. It's not like you see people circle-strafing or jumping up in the air to fire rockets.
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#33 UT_Wrestler
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Whats halo and gears of war considered?? Haven't played them yet but i will be going with a used Gears of War game first (4.99 price plays a part in that) then Halo.

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Come on guys, read my original post. Halo is a run-and-gun shooter whereas Gears is more of a semi-tactical shooter.
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#34 EasyNormalHard
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My fault not reading original post.

I got it. I like hybrid because well I guess I am gonna like Gears of War and Halo so Hybrid and I voted Hybrid to lol.

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#35 pl4yer_f0und
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I like open world shooters, like far cry 2, really lets me be tactical, so i guess that would be semi-tactical, or hybrid i dunno

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#36 BzTheMan
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Both gears of war for me.
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#37 taker003
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to hell with other shooters . doom 3 rocks
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#38 MyersB93
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to hell with other shooters . doom 3 rockstaker003
ID really needs to reamp their series because Doom 3 was the **** on Xbox.