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From [[The Other Wiki]]: '''Isometric Projection''' is a form of graphical projection, more specifically, a form of axonometric projection. It is a method of visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, in which the three coordinate axes appear equally foreshortened and the angles between any two of them are 120 degrees.
In layman's speak, it's a way of faking perspective by squashing the vertical axes, thus forcing perpendicular angles to look wider. [[Forced Perspective|Also, close up objects appear the same size as distant objects.]]
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See also [[Top Down View]], [[Side View]] and [[Three Quarters View]].
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== Video Games ==
* 8-bit games made with the [[wikipedia:Filmation engine|Filmation engine]]; ''[[Knight Lore]]'' is the [[Trope Codifier]] to rightpondians.
=== [[4X]] ===
* ''[[Civilization]] II'' and ''III''; Civ 1 has a bird's eye view, while 4 and 5 feature a 3D world that generally hangs out at a 3/4ths view.
=== [[Action Adventure]] ===
* ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (video game)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''
* ''[[Ant Attack]]'', strong contender for the [[Ur Example]] and an even stronger one for the [[Trope Namer]] in gaming (its creator, Sandy White, took the word "isometric" from his old work as an architect after he recognized the in-game city's similarities to [[M. C. Escher]]'s drawings; the city was named Antescher in tribute).
* ''[[Cadaver (video game)|Cadaver]]''
* ''[[Deadly Towers]]''
* ''[[Landstalker]]''
* ''[[Tomb Raider|Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light]]''
* ''[[The Last Ninja]]''
* ''Light Crusader''
* ''[[Little Big Adventure]]''
* ''[[Scurge: Hive]]'' has received the fan nickname "Isometroid" due to its isometric viewpoint and otherwise resembling another series. There actually was an Isometroid fanproject, taking the original game and displaying it from an angle, but it doesn't seem to have gone anywhere.
* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' for the Super NES
=== [[Action Game]] ===
* ''[[Crystal Castles (video game)|Crystal Castles]]'' (uses the "trimetric" projection variant)
* ''[[Desert Strike]]'' (and by extension, the rest of the ''Strike'' series)
* ''[[Knight Lore]]''
* ''[[Paperboy]]''
=== [[Adventure Game]] ===
* The GBA versions of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' movie games.
** Also, the [[PSP]] version of ''[[Lego Adaptation Game|Lego Harry Potter]]''
* ''[[The Immortal]]''
* Geoff Foley's ''S.O.S.''
* ''[[Sweevo's World]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Hydrofool]]''.
=== [[Arcade Game]] ===
* ''[[Marble Madness]]''
* ''[[Q*bert]]''
* ''[[Sega Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', one of at least 4 isometric ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games, all of which manage to fit into different genres.
=== [[Beat'Em Up]] ===
* ''Michael Jackson's Moonwalker'' (Sega arcade game)
=== [[Card Battle Game]] ===
* ''[[Culdcept]]''
=== [[Hack and Slash]] ===
* ''[[Diablo]] 1'' and ''2''.
=== [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game]] ===
* ''[[Evony]]''
* ''[[Furcadia]]''
* ''[[Ragnarok Online]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' <ref>Only some of them, others use a top-down perspective. Hardware power seems to be the deciding factor: The Playstation games use Isometric, while the Game Boy Advance games use top-down, for example.</ref>
** Ditto ''[[Battle Moon Wars]]'', as it is an [[Affectionate Parody]] set in the [[Nasuverse]]
* ''[[Tibia]]''
* ''[[Ultima Online]]''
=== [[Maze Game]] ===
* ''Marvin's Maze'' (maze game by SNK superficially similar to [[Pac-Man]])
* ''[[Pac-Man]]ia'', sort of. Only the vertical axes are this, the horizontal ones are straightforward left/right.
=== [[Platform Game]] ===
* ''[[Congo Bongo]]'' (platform game similar to ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', but uses the same engine as ''Zaxxon'')
* ''[[Marchen Maze]]'' (platformer by Namco)
* ''[[Mystic Towers]]''
* ''[[Snake Rattle 'n' Roll]]''
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' - yes, it's ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|that Sonic]]'' again.
* ''[[Cool Spot|Spot Goes To Hollywood]]''
* ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' uses this in certain areas. These tend to use [[Forced Perspective]] when it comes to jumping on platforms and footholds.
=== [[Puzzle Game]] ===
* ''[[Head Over Heels]]''
* ''Solstice'', ''Altered Space'' and ''Equinox''. The second game wasn't technically part of the series, but it might as well have been.
* ''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]'', a ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game for the [[Game Gear]]
=== [[Racing Game]] ===
* ''Enduro Racer'' ([[Sega Master System]] version only)
* ''[[Excite Bike]] World Rally'' is in full 3D, but uses this perspective.
* ''[[RC Pro Am]]'' and its sequels
* ''RPM Racing'' for the Super NES, and it's more famous sequel [[Rock n' Roll Racing]]
=== [[Real Time Strategy]] ===
* ''[[Age of Empires (video game)|Age of Empires I]]'' and ''[[Age of Empires II]]''
* ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' games ''Red Alert 2'' and ''Tiberian Sun'', compared to the top-down views of the first installments and full 3D of the third installments.
* ''[[StarCraft]]'', leading to Artanis' [[Stop Poking Me]] line, "I ''know'' it's not 3D!" while comparing ''Starcraft'' to ''Warcraft''.
* ''[[Syndicate]]''
* ''[[Tropico]]''
* ''[[X-COM]]'' and its brethren.
* ''Last Shelter: Survival''.
=== [[Role-Playing Game]] ===
* ''[[Arcanum]]''
** ''[[Temple of Elemental Evil]]'': A Classic [[Greyhawk]] Adventure uses the view, despite the characters ([[Sprite Polygon Mix|the backgrounds are 2d]]) being polygons (same company).
* ''[[Avernum]]''
* ''[[Baldur's Gate]]''
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* ''[[Brandish]] 4''
* ''[[Breath of Fire III]]'' and ''[[Breath of Fire IV|IV]]''
* ''[[Devil Survivor]]''
* ''[[EarthBound]]'' uses this perspective when you visit Fourside, though it's a notable 45° instead of the traditional 30°-ish. This actually enhances the "city with tall buildings" effect.
* ''[[Fallout]] 1'' and ''2'' (both also use the Trimetric Projection variant).
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' (the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, not the [[PlayStation 2]] remake)
* ''Madou Monogatari'' ([[Sega Saturn]])
* ''[[Majin Tensei II]]''
* ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]'' and its successor ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]''
* ''[[Planescape: Torment]]''
* ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]'', another isometric ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' title.
* ''[[Super Mario RPG]]''
* ''[[Torchlight]]''
* ''[[Ultima VII]]'' had what was probably one of the strongest and most distinctive isometric designs for all its graphics, which showed up again in ''[[Ultima Online]]''.
=== [[Shoot'Em Up]] ===
* ''Future Spy'' (similar to ''Zaxxon'', except it has different controls and a different setting)
* ''[[Postal]]''
* ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (arcade game by [[Atari]] based on the movie)
* ''Viewpoint''
* ''[[Zaxxon]]'' and ''Super Zaxxon''
=== [[Simulation Game]] ===
* ''A-Train III'' and ''IV''
* ''[[FarmVille]]'' (and for that matter most of the Flash games run by Zynga for Facebook)
* ''[[Harvest Moon]]: Back to Nature'' (though its [[Game Boy Advance]] version, ''(More) Friends of Mineral Town'' uses a standard top-down perspective)
* ''[[Mitsumete Knight|Mitsumete Knight R : Daibouken Hen]]''
* the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[My Sims]] Agents''
* ''[[Populous]]''
* ''[[Rollercoaster Tycoon]]'', the first and second games. The third is in full 3D, but still has an option to view the 3D landscape at an Insometric Angle.
* ''[[SimCity]] 2000'' and its sequels, [[Trope Codifier]]
* ''[[The Sims]]''<ref>only the first installment of the game; The Sims 2 and 3 are in 3D.</ref>
* ''[[Theme Hospital]]''
* The Childhood Mode of ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial 2]]''
* ''[[Transport Tycoon]]''
* ''[[
=== [[Sports Game]] ===
* The Megadrive ''FIFA Soccer'' games
=== [[Survival Horror]] ===
* ''[[Project Zomboid]]''
=== [[Turn-Based Strategy]] ===
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' and [[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance|its]] [[Final Fantasy Tactics A2|sequels]].
** And games that imitate it, like ''[[Luminous Arc]]'' and [[Luminous Arc 2|its]] [[Luminous Arc 3|sequels]].
* ''[[Hoshigami]]''
* ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'', both the original, ''Let's Cling Together'', and its {{spoiler|prequel}}, ''Knight of Lodis''.
* Most of the [[Turn-Based Strategy]] games by [[Nippon Ichi]]:
** ''[[La Pucelle]]''
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** ''[[Disgaea]]''
** ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]'' is the exception with full camera rotation. However, the camera still starts each battle at the angle the rest of the games use.
* ''[[X-COM]]'' and its brethren.
== Other Examples ==
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