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Shmups
2D shooters in the vein of Space Invaders. Short for Shoot 'em Up.
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Option
Video games; Shmups
A satellite of the player that will fire alongside them. Popularised by the orange orbs in the Gradius series.
Friction
Video games; Shmups
A situation where moving up or down while simultaneously pressing against the edge of the screen will result in slower movement speed. This is due to the game applying a slower vertical movement ...
Hitbox
Video games; Shmups
The area of a player's ship that is susceptible to enemy attacks. In bullet hell games in particular the ship's sprite or model will be bigger than the hitbox, leading to situations where bullets ...
Herding
Video games; Shmups
When a player moves their ship in a way that converges all the enemies aimed shots at a particular area. By having the enemies focus fire on one spot in this way you leave the rest of the screen ...
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