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One solution to [[Camera Screw]] is a designated
Engaging Freelook mode has one notable side effect: Since the player's normal movement controls are now adjusting the camera instead, the player character becomes essentially fixed in place until it is released, and they may be vulnerable to enemy attacks. Some games will switch back to normal control if the player takes damage during Freelook mode, or allow limited evasive maneuvers without interrupting the Freelook. Other games may even allow the player to use their weapons/attacks in Freelook mode, enabling this function to provide precision aiming with projectile weapons (like everyone's favorite, the [[Sniper Rifle]]).
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Compare [[Camera Lock On]], [[Camera Centering]], [[Free Rotating Camera]].
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== 2D examples ==
* ''[[Aero the Acrobat]]'': Holding the X button enabled the player to look around in any direction while Aero stood in place, with accompanying sprite animation.▼
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'': Sonic could look Up or Down while standing in place.
* The SNES ''[[Shadowrun]]'' game, which was isometric.
* ''[[
* ''[[Epic Mickey]]'': A first-person perspective with greater precision for using Paint and Thinner.
* In the trilogy of ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' games, this doubles as a means of precision aiming for projectile attacks like Yellow Eco or the [[Sniper Rifle]].
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', and all 3D ''Zelda'' [[Majoras Mask|games]] [[The Wind Waker|since]] [[Twilight Princess|then]], have had a freelook function that also doubles as a means of precision aiming for tools like the Bow or Hookshot. Holding the shoulder button at the same time allows Link to sidestep left or right without leaving the freelook mode.
** In ''[[Skyward Sword]]'', Link can maneuver in any direction in Freelook mode, as the freelook is handled exclusively by motion control.
* In the [[Game Cube]] ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' titles, the R button provided this function, allowing the player to look/scan/shoot vertically, at the cost of Samus not being able to move around. ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' provides similar functionality by pointing the Wii Remote at the screen, allowing the player to look around (and shoot missiles) from a first-person perspective.
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'': A first-person perspective, but the player cannot move or attack while using it.
** In ''[[
* The world maps in ''[[
* ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'': An over-the-shoulder perspective.
* ''[[
* ''[[Tomb Raider]]'': An over-the-shoulder perspective.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''
** ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' and ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' added the ability to precision-aim firearms in this mode.
* In ''[[Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Tooie]]'', the "Amaze-O-Gaze Glasses" are an optional item that allows first-person view to zoom in or out.
* ''[[Tom Clancy]]'s H.A.W.X.'', at least in the PC version, requires the player to hold the camera-mode button to look around.
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