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Shmups
2D shooters in the vein of Space Invaders. Short for Shoot 'em Up.
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Ride
Video games; Shmups
A technique used in an invincibility window whereby a player will sit on top of an enemy and fire at it. Some games have limitations on how many of the player's bullets can be on screen at one time, ...
Replay
Video games; Shmups
A saved copy of a run through a game. Players may exchange replays to show each other particular strategies for survival or scoring. They can be video files or a special file that the game itself ...
Score attack
Video games; Shmups
A special mode that allows the player to go to a specific stage for practise purposes. The score they achieve will be saved as a target to aim for on their next run.
Score reset
Video games; Shmups
The reduction of a player's score to almost nothing if they have used a continue. Many games will make the last digit of the score equal to the number of continues used.
Score item
Video games; Shmups
An item that serves no purpose other than to increase the player's score. Players may engage in milking to produce as many of these items as possible.
Power-up
Video games; Shmups
An item that increases the player's ship's capabilities in some way, often through speed or firepower.
Power down
Video games; Shmups
When a player's ship loses some of its powerups, usually through a death.
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