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Targeting individual body parts can be found in Bethesda's ''Fallout 3'' (2008).{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}
 
Shooter-based action RPGs include the ''[[Deus Ex]]'' series (2000 onwards) by [[Ion Storm]], [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Destiny (video game)|Destiny]]'' (2014), [[Irem]]'s ''[[Steambot Chronicles]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite web|author=Spencer |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2006/05/23/steambot-chronicles/ |title=Steambot Chronicles |publisher=Siliconera |date=2006-05-23 |accessdate=2016-07-23}}</ref> Square Enix's [[third-person shooter]] RPG ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]'' (2006), which introduced an over-the-shoulder perspective similar to ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII|publisher=Siliconera|url=http://www.siliconera.com/dirge-of-cerberus-final-fantasy-vii/|accessdate=2011-03-29}}</ref> and the [[Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] vehicular combat game ''[[Auto Assault]]'' (2006) by [[NetDevil]] and [[NCsoft]].<ref name="Keiser">{{cite web | author=Kaiser, Joe | date=July 8, 2005 | title=Unsung Inventors | url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=336&Itemid=2 | work=Next-Gen.biz | accessdate=2010-04-02 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051028224610/http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=336&Itemid=2 |archivedate = 2005-10-28}}</ref> Other action RPGs featured both hack and slash and shooting elements, with the use of both guns (or in some cases, bow and arrow or [[Combat flight simulator|aerial combat]]) and melee weapons, including [[Cavia (company)|Cavia]]'s flight-based ''Drakengard'' series (2003 to 2005),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/previews/drakengard_3 |title=Drakengard Preview for PS2 from |publisher=1UP.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816052255/http://www.1up.com/previews/drakengard_3 |archivedate=2016-08-16 |df= }}</ref> and [[Level-5 (video game company)|Level-5]]'s ''Rogue Galaxy'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|last=Yang |first=Louise |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2007/01/26/rogue-galaxy-charming-and-cel-shaded/ |title=Rogue Galaxy: charming and cel shaded |publisher=Siliconera |date=2007-01-26 |accessdate=2016-07-23}}</ref>
 
Other RPS games include the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series (2007 onwards), ''Fallout 3'' (2008), ''[[White Gold: War in Paradise]]'' (2008), and ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'' (2009).<ref name=Kotaku>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5546807/a-visual-guide-to-the-role+playing-game |title=A Visual Guide To The Role-Playing Game |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=2010-05-25 |accessdate=2010-10-25}}</ref> ''Borderlands'' developer [[Gearbox software]] has dubbed it as a "role-playing shooter" due to the heavy RPG elements within the game, such as quest-based gameplay and also its character traits and leveling system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=1119 |title=Inside Mac Games Review: Borderlands: Game Of The Year Edition |publisher=Insidemacgames.com |date=2011-01-31 |accessdate=2016-07-23}}</ref> ''[[Half-Minute Hero]]'' (2009) is an RPG shooter featuring self-referential humour and a 30-second time limit for each level and boss encounter.<ref>{{cite web|title=2D Forever: the fall and rise of hardcore Japanese game design|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Keith Stuart|date=4 March 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2011/mar/04/2d-forever-japanese-game-design|accessdate=2011-03-23}}</ref> Other recent action role-playing games with shooter elements include the 2010 titles ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' by [[Obsidian Entertainment]] and ''[[The 3rd Birthday]]'', the third game in the ''Parasite Eve'' series, features a unique blend of action RPG, [[Real-time tactics|real-time tactical]] RPG, survival horror and third-person tactical shooter elements.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 3rd Birthday Review: Manhattan just can't catch a break these days|date=March 25, 2011|publisher=IGN|author=Patrick Kolan|url=http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/115/1157383p1.html|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 3rd Birthday review: New year's Eve|author=David Wolinsky|date=April 7, 2011|publisher=Joystiq|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/the-3rd-birthday-review/|accessdate=2011-04-09| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110504024913/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/the-3rd-birthday-review/| archivedate= 4 May 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>