Top-down perspective, also sometimes referred to as bird's-eye view, overhead view or helicopter view, is a camera angle used in video games that shows the player and the area around them from above. It was often used in 2D role playing video games, wargames and construction and management simulation games such as SimCity and Railroad Tycoon. It is also used in some action games such as the early Grand Theft Auto games. Today top-down projections...
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Also known as:
- Overhead view,
- Helicopter view,
- Bird's eye view,
- Top-down perspective,
- Top-down view
