[FREE] Best Arena Shooters

[AuthenticKaizen]

Here in this Thread you will find the best arena shooters for free...
no crappy game in here....they are all handpicked and they are all polished and fun...so if you like action...especially shooters...and in this case arena shooters:try them, they are worth it

if you now another good ones, please mention them.

Enjoy :)



Rainbow Wars

2MB

http://www.volition-inc.com/Staff/LukeSchneider

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8927/rainbow3gh4.jpg

VECK SE

2MB

http://smayds.com/games/veck/

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1855/veckscreenshothj1.jpg

Echoes

8MB

http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/echoes/index.htm

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2342/echoes1yj9.jpg


NAAC

10MB

http://www.bloodymonkey.com/

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7974/screenshot1gq6.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

(next ones due to the 5 pic per post limit)


Grid Wars 2

3MB
http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/grid/wars.htm

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1995/gw1we6.jpg



Debrysis

4MB

http://oueo.ateamworks.com/debrysis/debrysis.html

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1503/03xq4pf7.jpg

Paperblast

5MB

(scroll down to the right corner and click "download this game now" in the play offline area.)

http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/37078

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9342/screenpaper1oa3.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

and here another very good shooter (its not a arena shooter, but its very fun)


Pteroglider

11 MB
(installation required)

http://codeminion.com/blogs/maciek/2008/05/pteroglider-full-version-free



graphics are pretty nice and fluid, 2d gameplay with 3d animated objects.
controls the glider with WASD and aim with your mouse 360°. shoot with Left Mouse Button and fire missiles with the Right Mouse Button.

This Title was a commercial title back in 2004 until the developers decided a few weeks ago to release it as freeware.
(the reasons were according to the article that it is
1) too hard (in my opinion the difficulty is ok...if your not a casual gamer who plays very seldom and no shooters then it would be difficult...but for a average talented gamer its not very hard to master the 4 levels...anyway you have 3 lives...when game over you can restart the last level with new 3 lives)
2) too high system requirements (...for casual gamers...direct x9 is required...i think today nearly every gamer have a graphics card who can handle direct x9)
3) no marketing (they made no marketing , so no one noticed this game)

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/3474/1211302473fr4.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

*update*

Ancient Ants Adventure
15 MB

http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/34591



very cool game...funny...its a top down shooter (so its also a form of an arena shooter) in which you control an ant and your team follows you...

movement is wasd and you aim with your mouse...plus some additional things which i have listed below in the controls section.

graphics are well done and fluid... !

http://hotimg22.fotki.com/a/84_157/144_183/ancientants2.jpg

watch this 24 sec gameplay trailer (then you will see that its worth it)
http://gmakers.ru/page/ants/AntsTrailer.avi



Features:
- You are a commander! Command a squad of battle ants.
- You are a strategist! Choose wisely the weaponry and the formation of your troops.
- You are a hero! Save missing ants and reinforce your army.
- Terrorize. Crush moles and frightened underground inhabitants will give you their gold.
- Collect. The more gold you find the better will be the equipment of your army.
- Serve. Complete all the divine tasks and your labour will be rewarded with a bonus level.

Contents:
- 20 levels campaign + 2 secret levels.
- 3 game modes: Survival, Defence, Domination, and a bonus mini-game.
- 8 types of weapons and 8 spells with 3 upgrade levels.
- Cheat codes.
- Online highscores.

Controls:
WASD - move
Left mouse button: fire / select in menu
Right mouse button: alternate move / upgrade in menu
Q - Cure
E - Wave
Z - Speed Up
X - Charge Up
C - Holy Shield
1 - Earthquake
2 - Blizzard
3 - Plague
Shift - hide / show magic panel
Enter - enter cheat code
Space - send scores in menu

Cheats:
- FREEDOM - 10 stars
- STIMPACK - rise all status
- MARGARITA - healing



Mechatron 2154
4 MB

http://norrish.force9.co.uk/robotron/



so the ultimate arcade shooter and prime father of all arena shooters robotron:2084 got an great remake...

its mechatron 2154 and the gameplay is the same like in the 80s...frantic, fast and funny...awesome!


http://hotimg6.fotki.com/a/84_157/144_183/8mechatron.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

a few new shooters :)

Robotron 2084 Remake
4 MB

Download (http://www.remakes.org/comp2006/screenshots.php?page=3)

very good top down shooter...the controls and the gameplay is great...

when you got enough points you will get powerups such as drones and weapon upgrades.


http://hotimg19.fotki.com/a/84_157/175_121/robo.jpg



Destruction Carnival
2 MB

Download (http://www.angrypixel.net/vreal/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=5&ttitle=Destruction_Carnival)

very funny arena shooter with fluid retro graphics.

controls and gameplay are great.

lots of enemies and cool weapons...blood is also included

movement are arrow keys

you can strafe (hold your aim in one direction while moving in another) by holding shift

shoot with ctrl

special weapons:

space for missile and

enter for bomb

http://hotimg17.fotki.com/a/84_157/168_79/destr.gif

[AuthenticKaizen]

Engage to Jabberwock
4 MB

Download (http://www.invertedcastle.com/archives/2007/02/20/temporary-platine-dispositif-download-mirror-go/)


Its a Zelda Dungeon Bullet Hell Shooter...its an arena shooter with lots of bullets and special abbilities....blasting enemies with various mag spells and items...first it was a commercial title but the developers released it now as freeware.
if you dont have a gamepad change first the controls into keyboard cause gamepad is set as default...on the above mentioned site, on which the game is mirrored cause of download difficulties on the original site, you will find a few infos about the game as well...on the original site (http://www20.cds.ne.jp/~murasame/games/jabberwock.htm)all is in japanese...therefore hard to understand unless you understand japanese

additionally here is a map to the whole dungeon....its made by a fan of the game
Full Map Of "Engage To Jabberwock" (http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=986#986)

http://hotimg22.fotki.com/a/84_157/179_113/jabberwock_400x300.jpg



R-Tronic
7 MB
Download (http://rtronic.merseyremakes.co.uk/index.html)

basically a robotron remake...good stuff...there is also a sequel to this one but the problem with the sequel is: the controls are soooo slow that i stopped playing before i finished the first level...

http://hotimg12.fotki.com/a/84_157/179_113/r-tronic_400x300.jpg



Crimsonland 1.4
8 MB
Download and Review of the last Freeware Version 1.4 of Crimsonland (http://www.multiplay.co.uk/articles.asp?id=59)

well...this is truly a masterpiece...as you know you will find here only full freeware versions and therefore i didnt mentioned this game earlier cause i thought it was commercial...but it was freeware untile version 1.4 which you can download on the above mentioned site...so whats great about this game?
the gameplay, the controls, the smooth graphics, the 17 weapons (shotgun rules) and the upgrades which you can get when you killed enough in exchange with your experience points (just click right mouse button to choose an upgrade when in the right corner appears the level up info)...
moreover you can play this game with your buddy on the 2 player coop mode...fun stuff...
the game offers fluid gameplay, good sound and a good amount of blood...
so try it out its really worth it...

maybe you want to get the 2.0 version which is distributed on the net in a trial version which offers 1 hour of full gameplay...costs about 20 bucks...it offers better graphics, more options, more game modes, more weapons, more enemies, more landscape options and levels...

http://hotimg20.fotki.com/a/84_157/179_113/crimsonland_400x300.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

Neocron Arcade - The N.M.E. Project
35 MB
(installation required)
http://ng.neocron.com/index.php?id=105http://ng.neocron.com/index.php?id=105

a well made top down shooter...action scrolls so its not limited to one single screen...
therefore not an arena shooter...but a top down shooter.
good controls and fluid gameplay...graphics are very good for a 2d top down shooter...if you hold your fire and keep moving you can walk and firing in the same direction...
you can also use a slow-motion effect....can be refilled by killing enemies...
plus you can throw grenades and get different weapons during the game...
the game contains 4 levels with storyline...

http://hotimg6.fotki.com/a/84_157/185_242/neocronarcade.jpg

[Yian]

Neocron's website is really annoying... but the game looks nice.

[AuthenticKaizen]

Neocron's website is really annoying... but the game looks nice.

yeah, first thing to do is to turn off the sound in the upper left corner...
...mhhh silence ;)
then choose one download server and close the site ^^
maybe it is a good game (neocron 2) but i dont like mmorpgs.
and furthermore:sound activated on a site is not very nice.

[AuthenticKaizen]

GlobotWars Final Edition
1 MB
(installation required)
http://www.tphf.karoo.net/pc.htm

fun gameplay, smooth action and 40 levels...i made it to the 30 level with the second try)

with 40 levels (level save:you can start from every level which you have finished...)
with energy (if a enemy touches you you loose energy instead loosing a life)
with bosses every 10th level
with different powerups

controls:
with mouse (you right click on the screen and your ship moves toward this direction while you can shoot with left mouse button)

keyboard (moving with arrow keys and shooting with s,z,x,d + space for bomb)

or gamepad controls (moving with digital pad and shooting with buttons)

http://hotimg19.fotki.com/a/84_157/180_21/GLobotWars.jpg

[IcedEarth]

I was all excited to get into Neocron. Had it all downloaded, installed, everything. Then realized I have to pay after my 14 day trial. GAY.

[AuthenticKaizen]

I was all excited to get into Neocron. Had it all downloaded, installed, everything. Then realized I have to pay after my 14 day trial. GAY.

hm.... never played neocron 2, but there is a fps/rts mix out which got good reviews and is completly free...but only the first game:
savage battle for newerth(the second is also with trial version)
maybe you like it
http://www.s2games.com/savage/downloads.php

heres a mirror cause the site offers only torrent download

savage battle for newerth
(about 350 mb)
fps/rts mix
http://www.gamershell.com/download_15298.shtml
http://hotimg18.fotki.com/a/84_157/141_37/boxshot_savage.jpg


this one is also completly free (its based on q3 engine)
world of padman
(about 550 mb)
comic fps
http://www.worldofpadman.com/
http://hotimg2.fotki.com/b/84_157/141_37/boxcover_worldofpadman.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

additional info to the arena shooters listed in this thread:
pteroglider
neocron arcade
globotwars final edition

needs to be installed.
all the others need no installation, only unzip/unrar.

[AuthenticKaizen]

a little update :)

DOU
4 MB
http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/duo/index.htm

not an arena shooter but a great innovative shooter. (so ithought i make a little exception and list this game anyways)
you can move left and right while you are fixated on the middle of the screen (or on the bottom) , shoot the enemies and gain powerups while watching all the eye candy stuff.
while you shoot in both directions (with different ammo) at the same time you can turn your ship by presing the right mouse button.
(from the same team that made the excellent arena shooter echoes)

http://hotimg5.fotki.com/b/84_157/184_227/duo4.jpg

mono
5 MB
http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/mono/index.htm

arena shooter with smooth controls and a special mission:
shoot the colored circles so they will left a paint mark.
color the whole screen that way and get powerups.
(from the same team that made the excellent arena shooter echoes)

http://hotimg20.fotki.com/a/84_157/184_227/mono_6.jpg

[Dark_Swordmaster]

Does the last free Crimsonland have the typing mode? That's all I care about.

[AuthenticKaizen]

Does the last free Crimsonland have the typing mode? That's all I care about.

no, unfortunately not.

[Dark_Swordmaster]

Damn.


Yarr ho ho mateys.

[AuthenticKaizen]

a new entry.

Warning Forever
1 MB
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/

a great boss fighting shooter.
only you against a big boss.
movement with arrow keys.shoot with Z, move slowly with X and activate aiming with D.
when you pushed D you can now move around with arrow keys and set your fire direction.
when you now push fire you shoot fixated at this direction while you can move around the boss.

gamepad is also supported.

http://hotimg22.fotki.com/a/84_157/184_227/warningforever.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

Gamma Bros
20 MB

http://pixeljam.com/gammabros/

well this is a great pixelated retro shooter. its not an arena shooter but it has some similarities with the movement and shooting scheme.

you can fire with wasd and move with arrow keys + space for pause and to see your currenty stats (or if you prefer it you can change it i the options menu)

i have beaten this game in about 30-40 minutes (havent looked exactly on the clock but i think this time i have needed).

so...it is a very funny game.

the game offers great playability through the good controls and variety through the different enemies (with cool and different movemen).

you collect coins to buy stuff like weapon upgrades and new ships and powerups...in the game itself you can also find weapon, speed upgrades, energy and bombs. so whats up with the bros? when your energy is empty your ship and you leav it with some jetpack now comes your bro' and you can take his ship. in the meanwhile its possible that you collect another ship so that your bro' has also a ship again. i was nearly destoryed by the last boss battle but managed to save the world and destroyed him.

this game is coded in flash and therefore it could

you can check alsothe info in the beginning to see which weapons and upgrades you can get.

also you can type in a password and hit enter to go to a specific level (if you were destroyed and dont want to start from the beginning)

for this case i have made a screenshot with the passwords (this screen will be shown when you have beaten the game)

http://hotimg20.fotki.com/p/a/84_157/183_73/gammabros_passwords.jpg

http://hotimg3.fotki.com/b/84_157/183_73/gammaBrosActionSm.jpg




HollowPoint
30 MB
(requires NET 2.0 or later + XNA 2.0 which is included in the installer)
http://www.digipen.edu/GameGallery/websites/HollowPoint/download.html

you play as a turtle with a gun on your back and try to escape the laboratory where you were created....this game seems to be fun but unfortunately my machine cannot handle it....
the start screen appears and when i hit "quickplay" and hit continue the screen freezes.
a possible reason could be that my graphics card isnt shader 2.0 compatible...
however maybe this game runs on some of your machines...if thats the case report if this game is good.

anyways...the production values seems pretty good according to the screens and the 2 ingame videoclips which can be watched on the website...

http://hotimg15.fotki.com/a/84_157/160_65/hp_38_jpg.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

Survival Crisis Z
8 MB
http://skasoftware.com/

wohooo...lean back guys i have probably found the best free bloody zombie killing survival game ...top down isometric graphics....hm is it fun to kill these zombies in this game you may ask....?
it is...! just move with wasd through the streets , aim with your mouse and kill in a splattertastic way...you will find different weapons to survive the zombie hordes and you will meet different zombies...slower and faster...
the movement was a bit awkward (for me) in the beginning cause of the iso perspective...pushing W let you move in the upper right direction...about 45 degree...but after a few minutes you get used to...
oh and i recommend in the control settings "absolute + mouse"

i have tested only the arcade mode so far ...which offers arcade action in real time...
but i think there is also a mode with more tactical and rpg elements.

this game was sold for about 10$ earlier but is now freeware.

so...enough talk her...watch the videoclip and check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGD6QFqnow

http://hotimg15.fotki.com/a/84_157/181_32/zombie_survival324.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

so... an update in the arena shooter section...
enjoy. :)
(dont know but level 5 in the hard mode...that s though...damn you have to survive for 30 seconds...and i managed it 2 times to survive for 28 seconds...argh...so i gave up on level 5 hard mode and only unlocked the special modes ...and then i tried the online hi score game. ^^

Torque
9 MB
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/48762
(download info: scroll down then you see in the right a play offline headline, click "download this game now")

another enjoyable arena shooter with special movement:
control your constantly rotating and shooting ship with arrow keys and stop the shooting direction by hitting Z...so you can shoot straight. release the Z key for rotating again.

in the first 6 levels you have to survive for 30 seconds...then defeat the boss within 30 seconds...easy.
after you have finished them play the "hard levels" in which you also have to survive for 30 seconds...and they are more a challenge.

then there are 6 special modes(two minutes, waves, double fire, bombs, bullet hell, insane) to unlock.

and there is also a online hi score:

currently im place 6 in the world with 399.700 ;)

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/84_157/177_33/torque2d.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

Granny And Snowmen
16 MB
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/show/20326
(download info: scroll down to the "play offline" section in the bottom right and click on "download this game now")

cool arena shooter. grab your machine gun and help granny to defend your house from the invading snowmen.
also get a few more weapons and power ups on your massive defence.

additionally cheats (if needed)

Enter during game:
AMMO - a lot of guns
GOD- god mode on 99 sec

(from the makers of Ancient Ants Adventure and Lost Snowmen.)

http://hotimg25.fotki.com/a/84_157/187_137/grannyandsnowmen.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

Choke on my Groundhog, YOU BASTARD ROBOTS
7 MB
http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/games/choke-on-my-groundhog-you-bastard-robots

thats what the game says:
You're Earth's last survivor and with your time traveling groundhog sidekick you have to combat the vast troops of robotic liberation army! Blast your way through dozens of bastard robots and if you die, just travel back in time and use that your advantage.

finally i found out how this game doesnt worked on my machine.
it needs NET 2.0
so i have installed it and it works.

damn that game is funny. you play on a paperblock and have to destroy the robots.
there are the tiny robots and later the stronger.
cool graphical s.tyle..
the interesting part is: when you are killed....no problem you start the level again but you are not alone now cause it loads the same level and you see yourself playing in kinda replay s.tyle (like any racing games when you choose time race and race against your own best time...and you see yourself transparent)...

so you are two soldiers now fighting the robots...and everytime you get killed your legion grows...MASSIVE FIREPOWER so kinda coop mode...great fun...unfortunately only 4 levels yet...
i hope the developer will make more...

http://hotimg6.fotki.com/a/84_157/147_206/chokeonmygroundhog.jpg

[AuthenticKaizen]

RetroBlast
3 MB
http://jgoware.com/retroblast.php
[installation required]

completly controlled with the mouse (except the smart bomb with
space).
move your ship with the mouse and change the shooting direction
by pressing the mouse buttons.
the game features 100 levels.
the first 10 levels are very easy...then it gets harder.

http://hotimg26.fotki.com/a/84_157/177_139/retroblastscreenshot_40016.jpg