Talk:Shoot 'em up

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March 3, 2009Good article nomineeListed
September 29, 2021Good article reassessmentKept
Current status: Good article

Danmaku vs Manic Shmups[edit]

It's my understanding that these are not the same thing. Manic shmups are, well, manic in nature i.e. very fast paced games that rely on your reflexes, whereas danmaku simply has tons of bullets on the screen at the same time. Touhou for example, is a very slow paced danmaku shooter. It rewards thinking and strategy as opposed to twitch reflexes.

Nuclear Throne image[edit]

Is this really the best representation of the genre that could be posted here? It seems like it was put here by the game's creator for a free ad. Why not R-Type or Star Soldier or something people have actually played and would recognize?

More Pages[edit]

Does anyone here think some of the genres (like run-and-gun) ought to have their own pages? 47.36.25.163 (talk) 18:26, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change title to Shooter?[edit]

90% of the subgenres listed in this article are "[something] shooter," so shouldn't the title of this article be "Shooter," since that's clearly the most commonly used umbrella term as demonstrated by the article? Xscapist (talk) 16:31, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]