Originally exemplified by games such as Contra, these games are side-scrolling shooting games where you control a humanoid character.
Alien Hominid
PlayStation 2 2004@54
Aliens
Arcade 1990@421
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Xbox 360 2008@12
Contra
NES 1987@446
Contra: Hard Corps
SEGA Genesis 1994@1476
Cyber Police ESWAT
System 16 1989@1385
Elevator Action Returns
Arcade 1994@1815
Metal Slug
Neo Geo 1996@606
Midnight Resistance
Arcade 1989@3193
RoboCop
Arcade 1988@1144
Sly Spy
Arcade 1989@3409
Super C
NES 1988@1019
Super Time Force
Xbox 360 2014@938
Turrican II: The Final Fight
Amiga 1991@72
Universal Soldier
SEGA Genesis 1992@1870