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scope note
Video games in which the player controls a character (most commonly an aircraft) that must defend itself against large amounts of enemies by shooting at them, usually from a top down or side on perspective set against a scrolling background while enemies and projectiles fly at them. Do not include games that restrict the player’s movement on screen or that do not feature scrolling backgrounds; class these instead in the broader Shooter video games genre.
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Other Properties

  has broader Shooter video games Published
English preferred label Shoot 'em up video games Published
English alternative label Bullet hell Published
English alternative label Cute 'em ups Published
English alternative label Horizontal scrolling shooter video games Published
English alternative label Shmup Published
English alternative label Shmup video games Published
English alternative label Side scrolling shooter video games Published
English scope note Video games in which the player controls a character (most commonly an aircraft) that must defend itself against large amounts of enemies by shooting at them, usually from a top down or side on perspective set against a scrolling background while enemies and projectiles fly at them. Do not include games that restrict the player’s movement on screen or that do not feature scrolling backgrounds; class these instead in the broader Shooter video games genre. Published