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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 Up is a 2007 American action film written and directed by Michael Davis and produced by Montford/Murphy. It stars Clive Owen , Paul Giamatti , Monica Bellucci and Stephen McHattie . In the film, Smith (Owen), a drifter and former black-ops soldier , rescues a newborn from being killed by assassin Hertz (Giamatti) and his henchmen.
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. Contents Top
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.
Cotton is classified as a "Cute 'em up", which is a sub-genre of shmups that tend to have unusual, oftentimes completely bizarre opponents for the player to fight. [5] The character Silk functions similar to the "options" from the Gradius series. [4] Rainbow Cotton is the first game in the series to be fully 3D. [4]
Top Score said it has "all the finger-numbing action of the best arcade shoot-em-ups, combined with some of the most stunning animation ever seen in a video game" and that it was "a glossy air combat game that ranks higher than similar efforts that have preceded it". The review called it "one of the most beautiful and realistic shooting games ...
In vertically scrolling shooters (or "vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups" or "vertical scrollers"), the action is viewed from above and scrolls up (or very occasionally down) the screen. Contents Top
A difficult shoot-em up, where gravity factors into the gameplay. Guardians of the 'Hood: 1992: 3, simultaneous Players attempt to break up gangs that have taken over the character's neighborhood. Guts and Glory: 1989: 2, simultaneous An unreleased military-style shoot 'em up with multiple missions. Hard Drivin' 1989: 1