List of shoot 'em up games

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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. [4] [5]

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Fixed shooters

Games where the player stays at a fixed line on the screen.

Side-scrolling shooters

Vertically scrolling shooters

Multidirectional shooters

Games that allow the player to shoot and move towards differently directions.

Run and gun platformers

Games that combine shooting with platforming elements.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Buchanan, Levi, Top 10 Classic Shoot 'Em Ups Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , IGN, April 8, 2008, May 26, 2009
  2. ↑ Beck, Ian (May 19, 2006). "Jets'n'Guns". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  3. ↑ Carless, Simon (5 April 2011). "Final Form On Jamestown's Origins, Mechanics". Game Set Watch. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08.
  4. ↑ Ashcraft, p. 70
  5. ↑ Bielby, Matt, "The Complete YS Guide to Shoot 'Em Ups", Your Sinclair, July, 1990 (issue 55), p. 33
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