15 Best Run and Gun Games for PS3

Hard Corps: Uprising is a Co-op, Run and Gun, and Single-player video game developed by Arc System Works and published by Konami. In the game, the player steps into the shoes of the protagonist named as Colonel Bahamut to save the world. Three new characters are introduced in the game named as Leviathan, Harley Daniels and Sayuri. The title serves as the thirteen entry in the series of Contra video game, and it is the prequel to Contra: Hard Corps. The plot takes place near the future in 2613, where an empire called Commonwealth controls the world. According to the plot, neighbouring nations are threatened under the oppression of the Commonwealth and resistance force rise around the globe. It has two different modes such as Arcade and Rising. The player needs to gather points throughout stages which are used to purchase various customization and upgrades for arms, character abilities, and weapons. With exciting gameplay, superb mechanics, and wonderful graphics, Hard Corps: Uprising is the best game to enjoy.

Outland, created by Housemarque is an Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform Gun and Gun video game. Along with a similar game-play and mechanics to a lot of big names of the genre, Outland provides with a unique Polarity System. The story of the game revolves around an unnamed character of the protagonist who is trapped in a bizarre medical condition and keeps on seeing dreams and visions from the far past. After failure of recovering by medicines, the protagonist decides to meet a Shaman. The Shaman tells him about an ancient battle between two witches and a hero and he is the last one from the bloodline of that hero. The witches have resurfaced and the protagonist must stop them from devastating the cities. The responsibility now falls on your shoulders and it becomes your primary objective to stand up and defeat the witches by using your unique skills and sword fighting techniques. All of this happens on Physics-Based platforms and allows you to enjoy the super exciting and thrilling nature of the game. Outland is one of the best Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video games and it will definitely provide you with tons of entertainment. Do give it a try.

Ikari Warriors is a 1986 Arcade, Run and Gun Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game played from a top-down perspective developed by SNK and published by Tradewest. In the game, the player controls the characters named as 2nd Lieutenant Clark and Colonel Ralf throughout the game. At the beginning of the game, the player assumes the role of the commando-like warrior, who must struggle to reach the beautiful village of Ikari. During the mission, enemy units struggling to take down the player including enemy soldiers, tanks, and helicopters. There are lots of unique power-ups available along the way assists the player to victory. The player explores the land from a top-down perspective, move in vertical position and kill hordes of enemies to score points. The weapon of the player has been updated after collecting power-ups. It has multiple levels, and the player must avoid enemy attacks in each level while killing them all to save the world from devastation. Ikari Warriors includes core features such as Play as a Commander, Score the highest Points, Collect Power-ups, and more.

Mini Ninjas, developed by IO Interactive is one of the best Action- Adventure, Platforms and Stealth video games like Mark of the Ninja. The game features six main player character that you can play with by switching momentarily, but in order to play with the other characters, you’ll have to rescue them from the enemies. On your journey to free the characters, you’ll have to go on different missions and use a number of weapons (Bombs, Swords, fishing Rods, knives etc.) to defeat your enemies. For a brief time (Until the other characters are rescued by you), you’ll have to play the game as Hiro who is laced up with sword, caltrops and shuriken and amazing magical skills (Firebal, Lightning Bolts, Camouflage and Time Manipulation etc.) and your task is to defeat your enemies who are animals possessed by dark spells. You can defeat them and tame them in order to use them against the enemies and eventually free all of the other characters. You can also collect different items such as Mushrooms, coins, flowers and ginseng roots and exchange them with weapons. With an immersive game-play, cool dynamics, great quest-based storyline and a lot of other great things, Mini Ninjas is a brilliant alternative to Mark of the Ninja. Do try it out.

Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara offers a super-fast-paced 2D Run and Gun Style Sword Fighting game-play in which you as a Warrior have to go on slaying your enemies while going through a Side-Scrolling environment. A number of mythical beasts and Monsters, the game lets you use a number of weapons against the epic enemies and eliminate them in amazing Melee Combats. With a multiplayer Co-op support, Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara lets you enjoy a Classic Arcade Style game-play, challenge your enemies in a competitive environment and defeat them to be glorious warrior. With a number of character selection and customization options, brilliant visuals and an addictive game-play, Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is a cool game to play. Do Try it out.

Explodemon is a brilliant Action, Run and Gun Shooter and thrill filled video game that offers a wonderfully addictive and quite challenging game-play in which you act as a Robot who only wants to Blow up things. An Alien invasion outbreak serves the Robot well and it goes on a full scale killing spree. This brilliant Action, RPG, Platform and Side Scrolling Shooter offers a totally unique concept of combat and features multiple high intensity weapons. Your task is to simply traverse through the game levels, raid on enemy posts, blow them up and move forward to the next one. One by one, destroy each and every alien outpost and finally eliminate all of them. Explodemon provides with state of the art visuals, a well embedded and well-written story-line and an awesome game-play to enjoy. Do give it a try, it’s fun playing.

The Expandables 2 is a hardcore Action and Thrill filled video game. With all the Shooting, Run and Gun and Combating routine, The Expandables 2 offers an extremly challenging game-play based on a story from the original movie. With original characters (Gunner Jensen, Barney Ross, Hale Caesar, Ying Yang etc.) and enemies, The Expandables 2 takes you on a journey to free a kidnapped millionaire. The Expandables 2 allows you to engage yourself into epic enemy and boss fights in an unbelievably crazy action and thrill filled environment, where as the team lead, your task is to simply eliminate the enemies and free the kidnapped millionaire. With multiplayer Co-op support, an enticingly immersive game-play, great story and ultra-realistic visuals, The Expandables 2 is one of the best games to play and enjoy if you really like Action, Run and Gun and Shooting genres.

Sacred Citadel is a great Action oriented Run and Gun style and Hack and Slash, Fighting video game that sets you up into the character of a Hero who is a part of the Resistance. Set in the world of Ancaria. Sacred Citadel allows you to use Axes, Bows and Arrows, Swords and Knives as your primary weapons and go on an amazing Hack and Slash routine in order to neutralize the enemy infestation in the world of Ancaria. The evil Ashen Empire is the attacker who has enslaves the populace of Ancaria and is using the Orcs and Grimmocs to wipe out the Seraphim, the only protectors of Ancaria. You as the Seraphim must lead your companions into epic battles against the enemies and devastate them to save the realm while riding the terrifying mounts, acquiring the earth shattering skills and looting immensely powerful weapons etc. Sacred Citadel offers an amazing Side-Scrolling game-play and lets you engage into the game in a similar manner as you did in the popular Metal Slug series games.

Castle Crashers is a 2D Action-Adventure, RPG, Hack and Slash and Beat ‘em’ Up video game by The Behemoth. The game is set in a Fictitious Medieval Era Kingdom and lets you be the Ultimate Savior who frees the Kidnapped Princesses and kills the Evil Magician by the use of his bravery, Sword and intuition. The game takes place in a fictional Medieval Era in a Medieval Universe and it kicks off with the Four brave Knights attending a party, in King’s massive Castle where the evil dark Wizard arrives and steals the Mystical Gem and kidnaps the Princess. As the most Brave and courageous beings, The Kings sends the Knights to rescue the Princess and to retrieve the Gem. According to the storyline, your ultimate goal is to find and defeat the Dark Wizard along with his minions and monster legions. Now in order to complete the game objectives, you must gather your team, go hunt down the bizarre and brutal Cyclops, a strange cat-fish and all the aliens. With a very involving story, epic gameplay, loads of enemies and all the monster fighting fun, Castle Crashers is one amazing Action-RPG video game to play and enjoy.

Contra: Shattered Soldier developed by KCET and published by Konami is Shoot ‘em up video game available to play on PlayStation. The game supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and main gameplay focuses on Run-and-Gun element. The title serves as the part of the Contra series, released by Konami. The entire gameplay is played in 2D form a side-scroll viewpoint, but with polygonal visuals. The abilities and controls are similar to Contra III: The Alien Wars. It offers an exciting story, in which the game takes place in futuristic year, when the planet Earth remain scarred from alien wars. There are various playable characters present from which the game enables the player to choose his favorite one to save the world from devastation. The player explores the environment from a side-scroll, battle against enemies using different weapons while earning as many points as possible. The ultimate task of the player is to reach the end of each stage by defeating minions and face the boss at the end of each stage. With engaging gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, Contra: Shattered Soldier is the best game to enjoy.

Shoot Many Robots is an Adventure, Side-scroll Shooting and Single-player video game created by Demiurge Studios and published by Ubisoft for multiple platforms. The game deals with Action and Platform genres and offers the stunning gameplay that you have never seen before. In the game, you can take on the role of the protagonist, equipped with five items including special weapon with limited ammo. It has two different types of stages and you can explore the land from a side-scroll perspective, shoot enemies to kill and struggle to reach the end of each level to move to the next one. You can fight off evil robots by using melee attack, special attacks, weapons and more. In the game, the robots have both offensive and defensive mechanism that you must work around. During the gameplay, you can run, jump and shoot your way through a variety of levels to complete the objectives and earn points to purchase new exclusive weapons. Shoot Many Robots includes core features such as Endless Run and Gun Action, Special Abilities, Challenges and Daily Rewards, Expand the Arsenal, Simple Controls, 3D Environments, and more.

Mighty No. 9 is an Action Platform, Single-player and Multiplayer video game with an emphasis on Run and Gun element developed by Comcept and published by Deep Silver. The game takes place in the unforgettable environment and puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Beck, an android. According to the story, an unknown computer virus attacks the unit of his friend and multiple machines across the world. You as the protagonist must battle against virus-infected robots and find the villain who invades the fate of the planet. There are three different scientists involved in the story such as Dr. William, Dr. Benedict, and Dr. Soichiro Sanda each with its unique abilities and skills. The gameplay focuses on 2D platform elements with the twist of 2D and 3D artwork. You have to run, jump, and shoot your way through multiple levels at enemies and kill them to earn points. During the gameplay, you can use abilities and weapons of enemies after defeated. With superb gameplay, excellent mechanics, and detailed graphics, Mighty No. 9 is the best game to play.

Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender is a Fast-paced Action-Adventure, Platform and Arcade Retro Shooter (Run and Gun) video game similar to Broforce. The game offers a 2 player Co-Op gaming mode and allows you to blast your way through hordes of mechanical sea monsters in order to get to the Underwater Milk Mine. Once you have captured the Mine, you have to defend it against all the monsters and keep on drinking the Health Full Fat Milk. You must find all the Cats like you, pour them milk and make them stronger in order to fight off the enemies. With a wonderful setting, cool visuals and an addictive game-play, Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender is one of the coolest new alternatives to Broforce. Do try it out.

Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a masterpiece when we talk about the Action-Adventure, Puzzle Platform, and Stealth games. This brilliant game is inspired by the letters sent by the World War 1 vets from both sides. Valiant Hearts: The Great War features four main characters and allows you to switch between them when needed. The basic objective of the game is to help a young German soldier find his love, survive, sacrifice and maintain friendships throughout the game-play and kill the enemies at the same time. The main antagonist of the game is Baron Von Dorf, a general in German army who turns the life of the young soldier upside down by dragging him into places where nobody else would go ever want to go. You must act according to the story and go through a number of harsh situations, use your skills, weapons and wit to defeat enemies and finally get together with your family. Valiant Hearts: The Great War with an amazing World War 1 setting, battles between the German and French armies, amazing visuals, a great story and an engaging game-play, is a wonderful game to play and enjoy. Try it out for an amazing gaming experience with a different touch. You’ll definitely like it a lot.

Rochard is an engaging Action-Adventure, Puzzle-Platform and Sci-Fi Run and Gun video game by Recoil Games. The story of the game focuses on the main character of the game John Rochard leader of astro-miners who gets hired by the Skyring Corporation to explore and gather resources from an asteroid. While on the Asteroid, the whole team of Rochard vanishes suddenly and he finds himself tied to a strange ancient structure hidden beneath the surface of the asteroid. John frees himself and starts the search of his team when he comes to know about the attack of space bandits. This is where you get into the character of John Rochard and you must start your journey of freeing your team mates from the space bandits. You must also defeat an army of droids and turrets to reach to the command center of the bandits, defeat their boss, free the team mates and evade the asteroid for good. Rochard provides with an astonishingly action-packed, platform oriented game-play, great graphic details and a super engaging game story. Rochard offers an amazing expansion pack Rochard: Hard times for some more thrill, challenging puzzle levels and more downloadable content.