Japanese "First-Person Shooters"

Japan isn't really known for first-person shooters, but there is a smattering of them, which often have a unique vibe compared to the standard western fare. This list stretches the definition a bit though: along with "proper" FPS games, I've included first-person mecha games, games with gallery shooter elements, and a lot of odd experiments and hybrids.

Not available on Backloggd:
Maze 776 [PC-98] (1996)
TARGET GEAR & TARGET GEAR Alga 2nd [PC] (1997/2000)
Alfur Oguni Monogatari ~ Ergus Invasion War [PC] (????)
FR: Fantastic Rain [PC] (2015)

Possible additions: Ace Combat, Point Blank, House of the Dead (all rail shooters, pure gallery shooters, or dogfighting games)

The Alien Island: 3D-Version
The Alien Island: 3D-Version
Star Luster
Star Luster
Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble
Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
The gallery shooter and maze sections.
Star Cruiser
Star Cruiser
Last Survivor
Last Survivor
Cosmo Tank
Cosmo Tank
[half top-down shmup, half FPS]
The Mafat Conspiracy
The Mafat Conspiracy
The maze sections and the sniping scene at the end.
Bionic Battler
Bionic Battler
The Super Spy
The Super Spy
Armored Trooper Votoms: Dead Ash
Armored Trooper Votoms: Dead Ash
Silent Debuggers
Silent Debuggers
Ray-Thunder
Ray-Thunder
Elm Knight: A Living Body Armor
Elm Knight: A Living Body Armor
Gun Buster
Gun Buster
Lucky & Wild
Lucky & Wild
Star Cruiser II: The Odysseus Project
Star Cruiser II: The Odysseus Project
[British programmer, but Japanese director and graphic designer]
Hamlet
Hamlet
Belzerion
Belzerion
Geograph Seal
Geograph Seal
Crime Crackers
Crime Crackers
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
Starfire
Starfire
Innsmouth no Yakata
Innsmouth no Yakata
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return
Jumping Flash!
Jumping Flash!
Kileak: The DNA Imperative
Kileak: The DNA Imperative
Metal Head
Metal Head
Mobile Suit Gundam: Final Shooting
Mobile Suit Gundam: Final Shooting
Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam
Robotica
Robotica
Maze 999
Maze 999
Epidemic
Epidemic
Space Griffon VF-9
Space Griffon VF-9
Brahma Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
Brahma Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
Galeoz
Galeoz
Gungriffon
Gungriffon
Jumping Flash! 2
Jumping Flash! 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Version 2.0
Mobile Suit Gundam Version 2.0
Expert
Expert
Tokusou Kidoutai J-SWAT
Tokusou Kidoutai J-SWAT
Enemy Zero
Enemy Zero
Crime Crackers 2
Crime Crackers 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story II: Aoi wo Uketsugu Mono
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story II: Aoi wo Uketsugu Mono
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story III: Sabakareshi Mono
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story III: Sabakareshi Mono
Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday
Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday
[Edge case: movement during combat is real-time, but the actual shooting behaves as in a turn-based RPG, with aiming determined by RNG]
Gungriffon II
Gungriffon II
ParanoiaScape
ParanoiaScape
[edge case; instead of a gun you have two pinball-flipper-like bones you use to bounce energy balls.]
Maken X
Maken X
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Germs: Nerawareta Machi
Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes
Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes
Outtrigger
Outtrigger
Robbit Mon Dieu
Robbit Mon Dieu
Resident Evil Survivor
Resident Evil Survivor
Gungriffon Blaze
Gungriffon Blaze
Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica
Dino Stalker
Dino Stalker
Steel Battalion
Steel Battalion
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Shadow Tower: Abyss
Shadow Tower: Abyss
X Operations
X Operations
Breakdown
Breakdown
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
GunGriffon Allied Strike
GunGriffon Allied Strike
Coded Arms
Coded Arms
Counter-Strike Neo
Counter-Strike Neo
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senjou No Kizuna Portable
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senjou No Kizuna Portable
Elebits
Elebits
Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield
Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield
Half Life 2: Survivor
Half Life 2: Survivor
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 56: The Survival Game
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 56: The Survival Game
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 119: The Survival Game 2
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 119: The Survival Game 2
Silent Hill: The Escape
Silent Hill: The Escape
Time Crisis 4
Time Crisis 4
Has an FPS mode along with the standard railshooter mode.
Cyber Diver
Cyber Diver
Onslaught
Onslaught
Water Warfare
Water Warfare
Oretachi no Sabage Versus
Oretachi no Sabage Versus
[TPS/FPS hybrid]
Also: Oretachi no Sabage Portable
Metal Gear Arcade
Metal Gear Arcade
X-Scape
X-Scape
[British director, Japanese programmers and artists]
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
High-Macs Simulator
High-Macs Simulator
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Yodoyabashi Oyasama Club
Yodoyabashi Oyasama Club
The Citadel
The Citadel
Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village
Hazama_Queen
Hazama_Queen

3 Comments


Added Hamlet, Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday, Simple 2000 Series Vol. 119: The Survival Game 2, Cyber Diver and High-Macs Simulator

2 years ago

Maken Shao Demon Sword, despite being a remake of Maken X, is a third person game, so it doesn't really fit at all

2 years ago

Ah yeah, you're right. I'd forgotten that they changed the perspective for the remake. Fixed it.


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