10 Greatest Light Gun Games of All Time
After an exhaustive search, compiling lists, stack ranking, and spreadsheeting the results, we ignored it all because we KNOW what the top 10 Light Gun Games of all time are. Check it out!
1 Time Crisis 2 – 2001
In my opinion, and backed up by almost every list I could find, Time Crisis 2 is hands down the greatest light gun game of all time. So let’s grab our Time Crisis 2 Arcade Gun, converted to Blamcon, and see why.
2 Virtua Cop 2 – 1996
Virtua cop blew minds when it came out in 1996, including mine. It didn’t just have 3D graphics, it had good 3D graphics, and some of the tightest light gun action ever seen to this day. So let’s grab our Sega Stunner, converted to Blamcon, and arrest criminals with some hot lead to the face.
3 House of the Dead 2 – 1999
House of the Dead 2 has to be the most iconic light gun shooter out there, when l say Light Guns Game you say ‘House of the Dead’, which House of the Dead? This one. And we’re gonna be playing it with the original house of the dead Mac 10 arcade gun, converted to Blamcon.
4 Point Blank – 1994
Point Blank is the greatest shooting challenge game of all time. Featuring dozens of short, fun, and challenging shooting games played back to back. So let’s grab our Blamcon converted Suzohapp 45 arcade gun, and put our shooting skills to the test.
5 Alien 3: The Gun – 1993
If there’s one thing this game nails, it’s atmosphere, the lighting, the music, the sound all come together in this cohesive slimy pile of creepiness. Honestly, I liked this game more than the Alien 3 movie, so I just kinda pretend this is the sequel to Aliens.
6 Lethal Enforcers 1992
When I saw Lethal Enforcers I was blown away, this is the first light gun game I had ever seen where you get to take down what looked like real people in this cops and robbers shot-em-up. Top that off with a realistic revolver and you can see why this was one of the first games to get an MA-17 rating. So let’s grab our original Konami Justifier, converted to Blamcon, and take a look back at this awesome, and controversial, game.
7 Ghost Squad 2004
If you’ve ever wanted to put yourself in the boots of a special forces operative infiltrating enemy positions you’ll be hard pressed to find a more realistic, and fun, way to do it than Sega’s Ghost Squad. Using this original Ghost Squad arcade gun, converted to Blamcon, let’s strap on our combat crocs as I play through and review Ghost Squad, for the first time.
8 Terminator 2 – 1991
Judgment day is here, it’s time to grab our original T2 arcade gun, converted to Blamcon, and save the future by terminating every machine smarter than a calculator as we go back in time and to review one of the most iconic light gun games of all time, Terminator 2, the arcade game.
9 Duck Hunt 1984
Light Gun was the first light gun game I owned, I was one of those lucky kids who got an NES under the tree in 1986, and as awesome as having light guns at home was, that dog still haunts my dreams. So I got an original NES Zapper converted to Blamcon, and let’s face that dog head on.
10 Operation Wolf – 1987
Defend your cities from an assault of missiles, planes, tanks, and more! Play solo or with a friend in co-op in this modern reimagining of the arcade classic.
Review: 8/10 This is one of the most fun and family friendly games I have played. It’s not originally a light gun game but it works so well it might as well be.