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A "shoot 'em up", also known as a "shmup" [1] [2] or "STG" (the common Japanese abbreviation for "shooting games"), [3] is a game in which the protagonist combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them while dodging their fire. The controlling player must rely primarily on reaction times to succeed.
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) [1] [2] are a sub-genre of action games.There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of character movement, while others allow a broader definition including characters on foot and a variety of perspectives.
CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd. [a] is a Japanese video game company founded in 1994 by former employees of Toaplan following its bankruptcy. They are known primarily for their "bullet hell" shoot 'em ups; from 1995 up to 2013, CAVE was one of the most prolific shoot 'em up developers in the Japanese market.
Luftrausers is an airplane-based shoot 'em up. Unlike traditional shoot 'em ups, in which the direction of the player craft is fixed, Luftrausers allows 360 degrees of motion, more akin to a multidirectional shooter. However, the player's main weapon can only fire from the front, forcing the player to take into account the position and angle of ...
Shoot 'em up is a genre of computer games in which the main gameplay focus is on shooting, such that other aspects of the game are often simplified to facilitate this.
Shoot 'em up: 1994 2 Local Shared No Alien Hominid: GC / PS2 / Xbox / XB360* Shoot 'em up: 2005 2 Local Shared No *XBLA: Alien Syndrome: NES / SMS / Other / PS2* Shoot 'em up: 1987 2 Local Shared No *Part of Sega Ages 2500, vol.13 and Sega Classics Collection: Alien Syndrome: Wii: Action RPG: 2007 4 Local Shared No Alien Swarm: PC: Shoot-em-up ...
Ikaruga is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up.The game features five stages, three levels of difficulty, and supports single-player or two-player cooperative modes. [1] The player pilots the Ikaruga fighter, moving to avoid obstacles and other danger.
Resogun is a 2013 shoot 'em up video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4.Ports for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita developed by Climax Studios were released the following year.