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/ʃmʌp/ · noun
(video games, slang) A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles..
Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.
Galaga was probably the most influential of all of these because it added bonus levels and the power-up, a concept that has become standard in every shmup.
Use shmup when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shmup means (video games, slang) A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.
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