This First Person Shooter Games review at gamerisms has been updated and now includes a description of shooter games for seven titles: Devil May Cry, Left 4 Dead 2, Rainbow 6, Half Life, Crysis 1 & 2 and Bulletstorm for passionate gamers.
First person shooter games consist of combat scenarios wherein the gamer shares the character's point of view and sees the virtual world of the game through the character's eyes. While, a third person shooter video game offers a perspective where the gamer views the character from behind, 3/4 overhead, or all around.
The variations in game play are the gamerz perspectives within the 3D environment of the game. There are many more similarities than differences. For example, a true shooting game must have an arsenal ranging from lightweight firearms to heavy artillery.
First person shooter games or shooting games are popular due to their visceral quality and overall immersion levels. There is no doubt that this first-person perspective allows avid gamerz to become so engrossed in a game that they lose all track of time.

Shooter games were introduced back in the days of Wolfenstein on the PC, which in turn met its perfect match in those early days with the cult classic video game Doom. When Doom first hit store shelves, a shockwave ran throughout the gaming community. Gamers or gamerz would spend countless hours blasting the evil alien denizens that had taken on the demonic aspects of humanity's worst fears. Despite the primitive graphics, there were very few college age individuals that did not spend many long nights grinding away at the hoard of evil with their BFG's.

Here are seven first person shooter games to explore:
1) Left 4 Dead 2
What could be a more natural combination than a FPS game and zombies? Picking up where the original Left 4 Dead left off, this is a non-stop scare-a-thon of zombie killing goodness as the cast of characters try to survive a zombie infestation. Unfortunately, these first person shooter games are only available on the Xbox 360 and the PC. PlayStation 3 owners are left in the cold. With several interesting multiplayer games included, this one won't get old anytime soon.

2) Devil May Cry
Another great action adventure shooter game that gamerz enjoy is Devil May Cry. There are four releases now. Packed with action, gamers move quickly from one boss to the next to the next. There are guns, swords and more weapons that you can imagine. Passionate gamers are fighting all the demons that walk the earth, and even half demons-half humans. This is the classic good versus evil type of video game, with all the shooting you could want.

3) Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a first person shooter video game title where gamerz try to stop terrorist plots. This shooter game is all about tactics and learning the game play before moving forward to deal with terrorists, hostages and Rainbow operatives.
There may not be as much gun play with this title compared to other videogames, but a briefing and selecting operatives beforehand will prepare you for the mission.
There is plenty of action to come utilizing the soldier's tools of weapons, body armor, grenades and camouflage.

4) Half Life 1 & 2
First person shooter games in this science fiction series pit Gordon Freeman, a physicist at the Black Mesa Research Facility against an alien invasion on Xen.
Originally, Freeman wipes out the alien leader, but upon a second attack, the Marines are dispatched commanded by Corporal Adrian Shephard.
As this shooter game and action continues, a new enemy in Combine and characters are introduced including Black Mesa survivors, Eli Vance and daughter Alyx, Isaac Kleiner and Barney Calhoun. Carried over from Half Life 1 is G-Man, the strange blue-suited character.
Rated highly by passionate gamers, both these first person shooter games feature rich graphics and multiplayer mode. Short loading times move the action from one section to the other with ease.

5) Crysis
Crysis is a science fiction series of first person shooter games that introduces a group of military protagonists with nanosuits. These suits are high-tech protective gear that allows gamers to develop extra physical strength, speed, defense, and cloaking attributes. Good vs evil, be it North Korean soldiers or aliens.
Some of the good guy characters are Nomad=Jake Dunn, a member of Raptor Team,  Psycho=Michael Sykes, a member of Raptor Team, Prophet=Laurence Barnes, leader of Raptor Team, Helena Rosenthal, a scientist and Sean O'Neill, good character in Warhead and a friend of Psycho's.
The enemy or Boss of this video game is Colonel Lee, one of the leaders of the North Korean army in Warhead title.
The popularity of these videogames is recognized by the high ranking received online by satisfied gamerz. The second edition follows with Crysis 2.

6) Crysis 2
Crysis 2 is all about first person shooter games at its finest. It is considered one of the best, if not the best, visual experiences in shooter based first person videogames to date.
The storyline behind Crysis 2 involves the Ceph and the Mercenaries of Crynet. The Ceph are interested in conquering the world as per the usual. However, the Crynet mercenaries want to get a hold of the suit that the main character is tooling around in. Presumably it's due to the fact that it technically belongs to the company they work for.
The Ceph are invertebrate aliens who use power suits in order to conquer. They come in many varieties from foot soldiers to towering devastators.
This game focuses on high-end tactical weaponry, a nanosuit capable of providing extraordinary physical capacity, and various types of enemies to face off against as with the original title. Unlike many first person shooter games that try to insert a somewhat chaotic artificial intelligence into their death dealing onscreen robotic destroyers, in Crysis 2 the Ceph and the mercenaries are designed to be challenging and entertaining.

7) Bulletstorm
This video game, one of the Xbox 360 first person shooter games is a unique gamer experience in that you can rack up kill points while disregarding the laws of physics.
This video game features a great deal of toilet humor, over-the-top kills, and mildly repetitive action. There is a plot in place, but the primary purpose of the game is to kill things in rapid order through ultra-violent actions. There is little in the way of cover from enemy fire. However, if the way that the titular character mows through enemies in a flurry of disturbing and hilariously named combos is taken into consideration, there really is no need for it.
The story concept takes place in a future era that is rife with civil war cliches. However, most of the action takes place on a planet known as Stygia. The main character of the story, Grayson, has to get his group away from the inhospitable world. While the premise is not incredibly original, it is fresh enough that the action that comes along with it more than makes up for any of the stale concepts. If you want to choose one of the mindless first person shooter games that provide a decent plot and a truly amazing world setting to happy-murder-kill your way through, then Bulletstorm is the way to go.

There is a plethora of first person shooter games available for any given game console. Gamerz with PS3 or X-Box, Wii, PC, MAC, or some other space age obscurity will find a shooter game for them.

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