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Shmups
2D shooters in the vein of Space Invaders. Short for Shoot 'em Up.
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power down
Video games; Shmups
When a player's ship loses some of its powerups, usually through a death.
power-up
Video games; Shmups
An item that increases the player's ship's capabilities in some way, often through speed or firepower.
rank
Video games; Shmups
An underlying system in many games that adjusts the difficulty based on how well the player is doing. Players may wish to perform badly at certain sections in order to keep their rank down and make ...
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 ...
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, ...
score attack
Video games; Shmups
A special mode that allows the player to go to a specific stage for practice purposes. The score they achieve will be saved as a target to aim for on their next run.
