Updated: The 12 best shooters on PC and consoles

By Gabe Carey

Introduction

Update: Prefer to play the Halo maps you’ve designed yourself? Located at number 12 on our list, our latest entry, Halo 5: Forge, accomplishes just that.

What’s the best shooter on the PC or consoles ever? That’s a good – but loaded – question, as there are a ton that we could address individually. Besides, we would inevitably get it wrong by someone’s measure.

So, let’s highlight what’s out there now that best exemplifies what shooters are all about – with that, re-releases of seminal works are on the table as well.

Honestly, there are so many shooters out there now that you simply shouldn’t miss. Here are several first-person shooter (FPS) games that you need to check out immediately on the desktop or a console.

1. Overwatch

Contrary to popular belief, Overwatch isn’t a MOBA. It is, however, a colorful, competitively focused first-person shooter from Blizzard featuring different classes incorporated across a variety of different heroes. Pitting two teams of six players against one another, Overwatch is all about teamwork and cooperation with their respective squads. That said, you’ll want to make sure a healthy balance of offensive and defensive characters is secured if you …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming