Best Arena Shooters [Freeware]

Here in this Thread you will find the best arena shooters for free...

(yeah i love arena shooters)

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 know more good ones, please mention them.

Enjoy :)

[most of these games dont need any installation, so just unzip/unrar and have fun...if a game needs installation i mention this in the small info]

Echoes

8MB

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

this arena shooter is pure awesomness. it plays like a charm.

graphics, sounds, music...great!

seems like asteroids got a huge update, plus its also "a bit like geometry wars" (according to the description of the game page) ;)

the controls are very smooth and you can decide in the options menu which control scheme you prefer

(keyboard, mouse, gamepad...)

i prefer mouse movement (which is very fast and accurate and shooting with wasd)

check it out. superb game. period!

Rainbow Wars

2MB

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

thats a very well designed arena shooter.

i prefer dual analog gamepad in this game but the other control schemes work also pretty good.

wasd movement + mouse aiming. shoot with left mouse button and hold it down to charge a power shoot.

right mouse button beams you to a random place on the screen.

two different powerups will appear when you reach a specific score:

the bomb or a black hole.

made by a designer from volition inc (descent, free space, red faction, the punisher).

very good game!

NAAC

10MB

http://www.bloodymonkey.com/

so whats this? gliding through a blood filled room with your jetpack on your back and shooting enemies splatter ****

wasd movement and mouse for aiming. great. swithcing through your weapons and collect the powerups to survive and shoot down the massive amount of enemies.

controls, graphics, sound effects = very good.

Grid Wars 2

3MB

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

thats the ultimate geometry wars clone.

very well made with nice graphics and effects.

decide between different control schemes and graphic options.

Debrysis

4MB

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

so what do we got here?

controlling a fast car while you shooting the enemies in different settings

collecting the different powerups and weapons and drive at good speed.

great!

VECK SE

2MB

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

massive eye candy.

control with dual analog gamedpad or with keyboard (wasd for directional shooting and arrow keys for movement, but its on you cause its customizable).

psychedelic in some way with the music and the background that looks like a space tunnel in which you fly through.

gain more fire power during the game and shoot the enemies.

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... !

watch this 24 sec gameplay trailer (then you will see that its worth it)

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!

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)

Robotron 2084 Remake

4 MB

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.

Destruction Carnival

2 MB

Download

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

Engage to Jabberwock

4 MB
Download

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 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

R-Tronic

7 MB
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...

Crimsonland 1.4

8 MB
Download and Review of the last Freeware Version 1.4 of Crimsonland

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...

Neocron Arcade - The N.M.E. Project
35 MB
[installation required]

http://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...

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

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.

Vrazda

3 MB

http://pivostudios.hustej.net/

a funny arena shooter with similarities to crimsonland.

shoot your way through hordes of enemies and kil them mostly with your machine gun, your flame thrower and an electric weapon.

morevover when you see a viagra pill on the screen get it. you will be invunerable, bigger and stronger for a limited time and the screen turns red. in this time you can run through the enemies and they die when you hit them.

unfortunately my dual analog controller doesnt work properly on this game (when i push right the guy walks down...)

i hope they will release a version with control options in which you can calibrate your gamepad and the option to play with mouse + keyboard. cause this would be a great improvement.

moreover heres a screen of the controls screen.click to enlarge.

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

just forgot to mention:

if you know a good top down shooter, name them too :)

heres another arena shooter:

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

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

Pteroglider

11 MB

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)

Crimsonland

Another fun game :):

Plasma Pong

7.4 MB

Crimsonland isn't free the last time I checked. bedram793

[QUOTE="bedram793"]Crimsonland isn't free the last time I checked. DanielDust

But NAAC was the last time I checked and who said it's Crimsonland?

Crimsonland was freeware...i think there exist an old version of crimsonland in the web...

Crimsonland verison 1.4 is freeware...

Crimsonland version 2.0 is distributed on the net...there is a trial version which ofers 1 hour of full gameplay.

NAAC is freeware....the team is also working on a sequel i think...

[QUOTE="bedram793"]Crimsonland isn't free the last time I checked. DanielDust

But NAAC was the last time I checked and who said it's Crimsonland?

Electric said Crimsonland and I said that it isn't a freeware game. Look at the title. It says Best Arena Shooters [Freeware]. Crimsonland isn't freeware.

BUT is that game Crimsonland? NO

It may look like Crimsonland but if you'd actually press that link and see what it is about, you'll see that it's named NAAC not Crimsonland and this one IS FREE.

UFO: Alien Invasion

385 MB :( (sorry for the ones that can't get it because of the size)

Yeah I know it's not exactly that type of game, but it's fun.

BUT is that game Crimsonland? NO

It may look like Crimsonland but if you'd actually press that link and see what it is about, you'll see that it's named NAAC not Crimsonland and this one IS FREE.

DanielDust

ElectricNZ mentioned crimsonland and posted a screenshot of crimsonland.

i think that is what bedram793 has meant.

Yeah sorry, I thought he was saying that NAAC is Crimsonland.

P.S I know a few others :) and as soon as I find the downloads I will post them ;).

Yeah sorry, I thought he was saying that NAAC is Crimsonland.

P.S I know a few others :) and as soon as I find the downloads I will post them ;).

DanielDust

allright :)

have you played these games yet?

they are all great...ive played them all of course... and proved them so they get my personal "quality seal of fun" ... ;)
gameplay and graphics are very good...
so you can be sure that all of these games are funny good quality games...
cause i dont like it when games are recommend by freeware sites when they are simply boring...i mean what are they thinking...
you know what i mean...so many sites with so much quantity and so less quality games... ;)

Yeah played all of them except Debrysis.

Many free games are awkwrd but there are tons of free, fun, quality games and most of them I find by chance.

Not a shoother (again) but it's very fun.

Neverball ------ other download location (because on the official site the download speed sucks :|)

14.5 mb

No one shoots forever

18.1 mb

Bloodmasters(online only)

48.25 mb

to fix the screenshot problem you have to do the following:

upload the image on a free service like imageshack.us

then copy the "direct link to image" code and insert it into the url field of the window which appears when you click on the image button here on gamespot.

to fix the screenshot problem you have to do the following:

upload the image on a free service like imageshack.us

then copy the "direct link to image" code and insert it into the url field of the window which appears when you click on the image button here on gamespot.

AuthenticKaizen

Yeah but I was/am kinda lazy.:) Neverball hasscreenshots on the page but I will go into all that trouble to put some for Bloodmasters because there is no screen fo it on the download page (did it to neverball too ). :)

Anybody play online in that bloodmasters game? Also, is that UFO game pretty good? bedram793

Most of them are empty but I did find a server with 5 players (pwned them all :P).

UFO's pretty good. It's not that complex as Alien Shoother, but it's fun.

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... !

watch this 24 sec gameplay trailer (then you will see that its worth it)

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!

Robotron 2084 Remake

4 MB

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.

Destruction Carnival

2 MB

Download

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

Engage to Jabberwock

4 MB
Download

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 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

R-Tronic

7 MB
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...

Crimsonland 1.4
8 MB
Download and Review of the last Freeware Version 1.4 of Crimsonland

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...

nice list guys im download all of these so i can take them with me while im away in california for a month with only my sisters laptop to satisfy my gaming needs.johnny27

thats really a good idea! :)

Neocron Arcade - The N.M.E. Project
35 MB
http://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...

well well...a new fine addition in the arena shooter section:
GlobotWars (in the vein of geometry wars/grid wars)

GlobotWars Final Edition
1 MB
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)

Great list, guys, bumping for great justice:

thanks for the thread bumper man :lol:

anyways heres another shooter gem.

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.

Vrazda

3 MB

http://pivostudios.hustej.net/

a funny arena shooter with similarities to crimsonland.

shoot your way through hordes of enemies and kil them mostly with your machine gun, your flame thrower and an electric weapon.

morevover when you see a viagra pill on the screen get it. you will be invunerable, bigger and stronger for a limited time and the screen turns red. in this time you can run through the enemies and they die when you hit them.

unfortunately my dual analog controller doesnt work properly on this game (when i push right the guy walks down...)

i hope they will release a version with control options in which you can calibrate your gamepad and the option to play with mouse + keyboard. cause this would be a great improvement.

moreover heres a screen of the controls screen.click to enlarge.

Gamma Bros

20 MB

http://pixeljam.com/gammabros/

(for the case that the original site is down heres a mirror)

http://www.tucows.com/preview/504034

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

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...

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

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 2 with 475.500

STICKY!!?darkfox101

i think a mod have to do it when he consider this as worthy enough to be a sticky... ;)

this time no freeware game but i find this game so enjoyable that i want it to show here anyways.
you can watch the trailer on the site and if you want there is also a trial version which is about 56 mb.
(but wait the connection speed of the video is very slow...so its better to watch the youtube video)

its a great top down shooter which features also a coop mode and online multiplayer mode.
its also available on XBL...plus a sequel (which isnt ported to the pc yet)

the price for the download version is about 30$. so i think its better to get the retail version from amazon for 11$...but maybe you find it even cheaper elsewhere at a bargain shop. :)

Assault Heroes Trailer (about 1 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fss2rPMIgwI

http://assaultheroesgame.com

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/assaultheroes/index.html?tag=result;title;0

x360 screenshot
note:the hud looks different in the pc version... (i didnt found a good pc screenshot)

well i have made 2 blog entrys about the arena shooters shown in this thread.

more clearly arranged than in this thread.

check em out if you want

Arena Shooters (Part 1 )

Arena Shooters (Part 2)

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.)

There's these two flash arena shooters I like, good for passing some time.

Fracture

Fracture 2

not bad these fracture games...but fracture 2 has some slow downs (thanks to flash and my pc which isnt the newest model ) ;)

im not a big fan of flash games, but these arena shooters by seant cooper are fun for a while and well made.
maybe you like them also.

the boxhead games

• the zombie wars
• 2 play rooms
• more rooms
• the rooms
• halloween

http://www.games.seantcooper.com/

Look into Battleships Forever, TC. Also, I'd like to see more of these threads.Guiltfeeder566

battleships forever is more stratgic right? never tried this...is it a real arena shooter?

by the way:

i have made a new thread with non freeware top down / arena shooters.

Great Top Down / Arena Shooters [No Freeware]

RetroBlast
3 MB
Download Site
[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.