shoot-em-ups
Arcade combat titles
Shoot-em-ups are video games or movies centered on gunfire and combat.
The term originated with arcade games requiring players to shoot waves of enemies, and extends to action films heavy on gunplay.
The plural is standard; the singular shoot-em-up describes a specific game or film: We watched an old Western shoot-em-up.
Genre of dense-projectile shooters
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- ContraNicaraguan anti-government fighter
- side-scrollerHorizontally scrolling video game
- power-upsCollectible game bonuses
boss battles · Galaga · Space Invaders · twin-stick · Asteroids · respawn · high score · waves
Films featuring combat, chases
- gunfightsArmed combat exchanges
- explosionsViolent, rapid expansions
- shootoutsArmed confrontations or tiebreakers
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
Die Hard · Rambo · John Wick · firefights · Schwarzenegger · Stallone · bullets · violence
bullet hell
Genre of dense-projectile shooters
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- ContraNicaraguan anti-government fighter
- side-scrollerHorizontally scrolling video game
power-ups · boss battles · Galaga · Space Invaders · twin-stick · Asteroids · respawn · high score · waves · sprites
action movies
Films featuring combat, chases
- gunfightsArmed combat exchanges
- explosionsViolent, rapid expansions
- shootoutsArmed confrontations or tiebreakers
blockbuster · Die Hard · Rambo · John Wick · firefights · Schwarzenegger · Stallone · bullets · violence · stunts
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- Japanese arcadesgame center, arcade stick, joystick controls, high scores, leaderboards
shoot-em-upspuzzle games
Entertainment demanding problem-solving
brain teasers · logic games · visual novels · text adventures · word games
shoot, shoots, shooting, shot, shooter, shooters, shots, them