RIP-Snorting Overhead Shooter Returns for More Carnage

The RIP series is the king of third-person, overhead shooters--fast, frenetic, nicely balanced, and with intuitive UI and a host of weapon types. With each outing, Elephant Games seems to get better.

The first two games (RIP and RIP Strikes Back) featured three oddball characters--Death, Halloween, and Rock 'n Roll--each with slightly different characteristics; they're in RIP 3 too, but if they're too silly for you, you also have a choice of more typical, merc-like characters.

In any event, if you're a fan of games like Crimsonland or Alien Shooter, you'll find a lot to like (and blow up real good) in RIP 3.

Note: While each of the three games are available independently, you can also get the RIP Trilogy, all three for a somewhat reduced price--a good deal, if you don't have at least one of the three already.

RIP-Snorting Carnage-Filled Overhead Shooters

The RIP series is the king of third-person, overhead shooters--fast, frenetic, nicely balanced, and with intuitive UI and a host of weapon types. With each outing, Elephant Games seems to get better.

The first two games (RIP and RIP Strikes Back) featured three oddball characters--Death, Halloween, and Rock 'n Roll--each with slightly different characteristics; they're in RIP 3 too, but if they're too silly for you, you also have a choice of more typical, merc-like characters.

In any event, if you're a fan of games like Crimsonland or Alien Shooter, you'll find a lot to like (and blow up real good) in these games. And at a $25 discount to the price of the three games combined, RIP Trilogy is an excellent deal.

Fast-Paced Arcade-y Shooter with Online Play

Robotopia is a cheerful sidescrolling shooter with a color palette remniscent of the arcade, in which you control a robot who can fly, zapping a huge variety of opponents and bosses. The single-player game has scads of challenging levels (ten in the demo); you level up over time and can purchase new weapons and equipment, for an RPG-like experience. And once you've gotten good at the controls (see below), you can go online* and battle others in deathmatch, "capture-the-flag" or "bounty-hunting" play.