7 First Person Shooters Every Gamer Should Remember
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The 7 FPS Classics Every Gamer Loved

A collection of every first-person shooter fan's favorite games.

Sean Woytowitz
Sep 04, 2018
Emory University
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As first-person shooters have gained traction over the past few years, people often forget the games that got them interested in the shooter genre in the first place. It's time to take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the FPS classics!

Call Of Duty: World at War

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If you were into first-person shooters and you owned the original Nintendo DS, this was your go-to game. From the first real zombie survival mode to the endless list of glitches that friends could take advantage of together, "Call Of Duty: World at War" was most 18-22-year-olds' introduction to shooter games and therefore comes with a sense of nostalgia.

Halo Reach

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"Halo Reach" set itself aside from every other Halo game with its sophisticated Forge mode which included endless opportunities for building your own world, as well as game modes such as "Grifball," a capture-the-flag-type game involving only melee weapons and a metal ball. Halo is one of few successful FPS games that incorporates an alien genre into a mainstream shooter and certainly belonged on this list.

Titanfall

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Wallrunning. Human-controlled shooting bots. Futuristic warfare. These are the three things that "Titanfall" brought to the table when the FPS game came out in 2014. Fans of "Titanfall" enjoy its fast pace compared to other shooter games, as well as the new concept guns and tactical weapons that the developers included in the combat. "Titanfall" was a revolution in first person shooters and is still popular four years after its release.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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What could be described as the most revolutionary game in the iconic Call Of Duty series, "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" set the standard for every FPS game that followed. With a collection of perfectly designed maps (and the most famous one vs. one map of all time: "Rust"), a class creation feature that blew all previous class customizations out of the water, and the Intervention sniper that remains the most satisfying virtual gun to shoot, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" was the game that every preteen male from 5 years ago threw into his Xbox when his friends came over for the afternoon.

Borderlands 2

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As a game that should've been categorized as "adventure" instead of "shooter," "Borderlands 2" perfectly combined a role-playing genre with the classic holding-the-gun feeling that every FPS fan loves. Additionally, the comic-like graphics in "Borderlands 2" add to the creativity in the game's development and truly makes the game much more exciting to play. This is definitely one of those games whose campaign put you on the edge of your seat.

Fallout 3

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With one of the most riveting and customizable storylines, "Fallout 3" was a revolution in exploratory first-person shooters. The game takes place in the future and it's easy to tell how much care the developers put into creating the world in which the game takes place. From thousands of weapon and armor combinations to hidden weapons all around the world, you could play this campaign hundreds of times and do it differently each time.

Goldeneye 007

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"Goldeneye 007" is one of the most classic FPS games of all time. Most older gamers remember playing this on their GameBoy or their Nintendo DS, and although it doesn't compare to modern first-person shooters in terms of graphics or gameplay, it certainly deserves a spot on this list due to its success and establishment of the original "gamer."

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