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	Special Attack » Shmup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Nanostray is a vertical 3-D shmup, which is very uncommon coming from a dying genre.
		Any fan of 2D shmups, will be pleased with Radilgy; the game is a pleasure to play with its bright visuals and arrears of collectible (food) items.
		I consider shmups to be the last real classic game genre still alive - games in which score, skill, technique, replayability, and finely honed 2-dimensional gameplay are all-important.
	bawitblog.ba.funpic.org /?cat=22 (868 words)

	- c o d e s p a c e -
		On the contrary, most modern shmups are built for this and are one of the few genres where commercial dvds can be bought showing expert players 'score attack' the levels of a specific shmup and discuss tactics and techniques.
		Shmups are traditionally a 2D phenomenon and have great difficulty in translating the core concepts and motion gameplay into a 3D environment.
		With shmup design still a home for 2D pixel graphics and abstraction it is not surprise that the genre has prompted the development of many amateur (doujin) games developers.
	www.odessadesign.co.uk /codespace/shmup.htm (3863 words)

	Ikaruga - GameCritics.com
		The inherent beauty of the shmup is that while it appears to be a relatively simple affair at first glance (involving shooting hordes of enemies and dodging insane amounts of return fire), that couldn't be further from the truth.
		Shmups, sort of like the old arcade fighters, are gaming in its purest form—contests where victory depends on practice, skill, and reflexes.
		Striving for innovation in the shmup genre is almost counterproductive since part of what makes these games so intriguing (and so much fun) is their accessibility.
	www.gamecritics.com /review/ikaruga/main.php (1322 words)

	The Independent Gaming Source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		“shmup”, being some ungainly contraction of “shoot-em-up”, is a fairly dumb and ugly word we inherit from the european videogame press.
		I was more offended about the criticism of the word shmup than the actual press themselves.
		The dragon shmup web-page will actually be seperate from the CMS, and it wil show awards for the good games, etc. The page will also show all of our sponsors.
	www.tigsource.com /articles/2006/07/01/dragon-shmup-competition (862 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Ikaruga for GameCube at Epinions.com
		Acknowledging that you’re a fan of the shoot-‘em-up (or shmup, as they’re lovingly referred to by the hardcore crowd) in this day and age of 3D graphics and epic games is sort of like admitting you’re an alcoholic at the local AA meeting.
		The inherent beauty of the shmup is that while it appears to be a relatively simple affair at first glance (involving shooting hordes of enemies and dodging insane amounts of return fire), that couldn’t be further from the truth.
		Shmups, sort of like the old arcade fighters, are gaming in its purest form—contests where victory depends on practice, skill, and reflexes.
	www.epinions.com /content_98246561412 (1150 words)

	ClassicGaming.com - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This isn't a shmup history article per se, but rather an exploration of the finer points of the genre, the clichés and traditions that have been handed down by generations of shmup developers.
		Shmup designers love to replicate the Death Star battle, typically in a final level laden with mechanical imagery, robotic gun placements, and other Death-Star-like features.
		Perhaps the early shmup designers were afraid that young shmuppers would go blind trying to master the Moai stage of Gradius for the 496th time, so they made sure the player's ship would remain distinct from the enemy ships even at the outset of colorblindness.
	classicgaming.com /features/articles/shmupsweek/shmups101/index.shtml (802 words)

	Games \| ManifestoGames.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Yes, the basics of the gameplay derive from Defender--it's a sidescrolling shmup in which you can 'flip' your ship to move and fire either right or left, and enemies approach from both sides of the screen.
		Charlie Knight, its creator, is clearly a long-standing enthusiast of the genre; he's created a highly polished, well executed examplar of the form, complete with "Minter levels" as an homage to Jeff Minter's landmark games.
		Shmup fans will find a lot to like here; novices are advised to turn the difficulty down as low as it will go (which isn't much).
	www.manifestogames.com /games/29 (875 words)

	BAD'S SHMUP PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		For those who don't know what a shooter is, a shooter usually refers to one of 'those' games where you control a your ship or character, against waves and waves of enemy fire.
		A shmup is one of those games where you struggle to find refuge anywhere on a screen drenched with bullets from the enemy, which is also clogged with enemy aircraft, tanks, ships, and anything else they need to eliminate you from the equation.
		Throughout dodging and weaving through the waves of enemy shots, your ship must also cross the line of fire to collect power-ups and points...that is, until you become a mess of flaming hope.
	www.angelfire.com /games3/badsp/bspf.html (128 words)

	SHMUPS! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In there you can join in the shmups main chat for news, views and lots of varied and occasionally heated shmup discussions, post your hi-scores, and also trade shmups.
		I consider shmups to be the last real classic game genre still alive - games in which score, skill, technique, replayability, and finely honed 2-dimensional gameplay are all-important.
		Shmups can be picked up for 10 minutes, and enjoyed fully in that space of time.
	www.classicgaming.com /shmups (531 words)

	The Guardian Legend - GameInnovation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Naju is roughly the size of a planet and, in order to avoid absolute destruction, you must activate the self-destruct mechanisms in the ship in order to save the day.
		While this title was not advertised as much as other NES titles in its day it attracted a loyal fanbase and has been growing ever since due to its strong gameplay in both Action-Adventure and SHMUP genres.
		The game was also one of the first space themed games with a female as your character, the hero "Guardian" that would save the world.
	www.gameinnovation.org /index.php/The_Guardian_Legend (221 words)

	NTSC-uk Features > Homebrew Shmup Scene
		In the last few years homebrew Shmups have really come of age on the PC due to the relative ease of programming and the power of the Internet for distribution.
		A quintessential ingredient of any Shmup is a massive end of level guardian to block your progress.
		is a quirky Shmup which is designed to offer a quick fix but at the same time housing a complex system for those who wish to devote more time to mastering it.
	www.ntsc-uk.com /feature.php?featuretype=int&fea=HomebrewShmupScene (3864 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Manic Shmup Insanity Celebration Stage 3!
		Manic shmups were a fairly new genre during this time period and a lot of its eventual conventions were still being figured out by developers.
		Another 'normal' manic shmup after two of them is probably too much of the same.
		The conventional shmup player at the bottom loses a whole life bar everytime they are hit (exception: the primary gun of the boss takes away life gradually).
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/showthread.php?t=410389 (2904 words)

	nan magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A shmup is a shmup is a shmup
		Underrated by some as if they were reliques from ancient times, the truth is that shmups are everlasting, because in their core lies the essence of the videogame: easy to understand, hard (but rewarding) to master, challenging and enjoyable.
		Wait… dunno what a shmup is? Look it up in the dictionary.
	www.envelooponline.com /nan/index.php?tag=shmup (190 words)

	GameSetWatch - COLUMN: 'Shmup Me Up, Buttercup' - Raiden Rages On
		In the world of shmups, Raiden is a name that carries with it a legacy that few others do.
		It is to verts what Gradius and R-Type are to horis (minus the cool models and garage kits that these other two have inspired), a long-running and consistently high-quality series.
		And if the prices that their previous shmupsterpiece are now commanding are any indication, this is one that you'll want to grab sooner rather than later.
	www.gamesetwatch.com /2006/03/column_shmup_me_up_buttercup_r.php (728 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Manic Shmup Insanity Celebration! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		So this Manic Shmup Insanity Celebration is about bringing some of the better but still obscure shmups that have been created in the last decade to all of you.
		Most of these shmups are designed to slowdown at least a little, but you might want to run them with F11 for a little while to make sure it is as intended.
		I think this is a handy and fun training tool for shmups in general (scroll down and download sdmkun-1.5.7).
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/showthread.php?t=406935 (3378 words)

	Shmup Collection
		It was at this point that I realized I owned a little under 1/5th of the entire Saturn shmup collection, and being the avid Saturn collector I am I decided to go all the way with it.
		While researching the Saturn shmup collection, I had read that Batsugun was a great game and supposedly the "grandfather of manic shmups." So, being an avid Mars Matrix fan, I bought the game from Matt and not a minute too soon, for a few months later the price of it went up to 70$!
		Game Tengoku is easily in my top 3 shmups of all time, and is one of the funniest, most beautiful, and most enjoyable games I have ever played.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/jp (3034 words)

	SHMUPS!
		I'd also like to welcome Akira and Bloodflowers along as co-owners of the site, together we will be providing you with the very best shmup reviews ever, a definitive listing of shmups on all platforms, great links to other shmup sites and lastly - the forum.
		In there you can join in the shmups main chat for news, views and lots of varied and occasionally heated shmup discussions, post your hi-scores, and also trade shmups.
		Shmups can be picked up for 10 minutes, and enjoyed fully in that space of time.
	www.shmups.com (564 words)

	SHmUP Specific Dev Site Released - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums
		According to our forum stats (which seem to be more conservative then the webalizer stats) - We've had about 30,000 hits in 7 days, We've had nearly 500 unique posts in 7 days, and We've gained 100 members.
		My goal is to bring a positive spin to shmup's by putting everyone that likes to make them together.
		With better shmups on the shelves, portals that are more into arcade / action games can expect more sales and everyone has nothing but benefit coming out of this.
	www.gamedev.net /community/forums/viewreply.asp?ID=2409363 (620 words)

	Mini-shmup mini-review madness - part 2!
		You may recognize some of the developers here from the previous mini-review madness, so be sure to check out their other work as well.
		This is where you can bust out the traditional shmup bombs, but the trick is that each bomb depletes your currently-selected weapon, so be ready to switch to a backup.
		You'll need more than a bit of luck and skill to beat this guy, but even with the low-res graphics, the pretty and intense fight and the meaty explosions are worth the price of admission.
	www.giantrobeast.com /strafingrun/minireview2.html (1874 words)

	The Shmup Thread ver. 2006 - SNK - Capcom dot com
		With all this talk about shmups in the DC thread....
		Hmmm It looks like there is a shmup heading to the 360.
		anyway, here's a shmup which i have been wasting time on...
	www.snk-capcom.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18193 (677 words)

	Shoot The Core: The Shmup Fan's Resource
		In the PC Database you will find links to all the doujin shooters I've been able to dig up over the years.
		Articles is the place for the shmup fans to sound off, digest opinions on current gaming topics, or just rant about how events in the shmup genre are unfolding.
		Chat with other shmup fans in the shoot-the-breeze forums.
	shootthecore.moonpod.com (168 words)

	ThinkingGames » Blog Archive » Endless Fire: A history of the shmup
		An article discussing the development of the shmup from space invaders to ikaruga.
		Probably the first ‘manic shooter’; (a shmup with a huge amount of slow moving bullets) it is instantly accessible and short in comparison.
		REZ, although often considered an ‘on rails shooter’; as opposed to a pure shmup, takes an abstract approach to its whole design.
	www.thinkinggames.co.uk /content/?p=50 (4067 words)

	Randorama's essays N°2: what's a shmup?
		"Shmups are those games in which you control an avatar (character,plane,space ship,whatever) you see from a third-person perspective, your main attack is based on shooting bullets and your ONLY interface (control) to move the said avatar is the joystick/pad".
		Do you jump with a button?If not, it's a full shmup (i don't really recall right now, and no rom for MAME).
		This definition is quite a Beta: it should work though (being functional in describing the vast majority of shmups).Exceptions should exist too - there's even a math theorem on the existence of exceptions (unprovable theorems) in a theoric system!
	www.free-conversant.com /gaming_journals/624 (406 words)

	What are your aims in a shmup game?! - GotNext Forums
		I was playing Gradius V a few days ago and I just saw some new pics of Sengoku blade collection on the ps2.
		I am not sure why..I mean sure, first time playing all shmup I get that feeling, but after I beat it and I am trying to put a magical score in the game I don't really get that feeling anymore.
		Unlike with Cave games...no matter when or how many times I play the game I still feel like I am playing it for the first time and often mess around, but that is part of it.
	www.got-next.com /board/showthread.php?t=1114 (825 words)

	A new SHMUP for... the Dreamcast!? - Anime Academy Lounge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		TS is on the verge of bankruptcy and the lead designer is riding his last hope, Trizeal, an obscure arcade SHMUPS (Shoot 'Em Up, games in the vein of Space Invaders; possibly gaming's oldest genre) by putting it out on...
		I only enjoy SHMUPs in passing, for one, and the only Dreamcasts I've ever had were lent to me by other people.
		I mean if im gonna donate to charity, I would give to the salvation army or some homeless guy, not to some company that I havent heard off that has made a few effed up financial decisions along the way...
	www.animeacademy.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18318 (3039 words)

	Shmuptacular (Powered by Invision Power Board)
		This is the main forum for discussing all shmup related topics.
		This forum is for posting about your shmup collection.
		This forum is for discussing shmup design and development.
	www.shmuptacular.com /forum (253 words)

	shmup software
		See also: shmup, shooter, 2d, shoot'em up, arcade, space, invaders, defender, action, score, musical, bullet, curtain, geometry, wars
		With many powerups, four huge and fiendish bosses, eerie music and thumping sound effects Alien Flux will have you on the edge of your seat with its relentless fast action gameplay.
		See also: shoot-em-up, blasting, fun, arcade, action, shooter, shmup, lazer, laser, defender, williams
	www.downloadery.com /most/shmup (211 words)

	Posts tagged with shmup \| MetaFilter
		Shmups.com is dedicated to this classic genre, from ancient history (Space Invaders, Tempest) to grandfather games (R-Type II, 1941) to golden age shmups (Tyrian, Blazing Star) to modern classics (Radiant Silvergun, Mars Matrix, Ikaruga).
		For PC enthusiasts, Shoot the Core's PC Shmup listing is the most complete I've ever seen, with many links to download as well.
		This Thanksgiving weekend, what better to do in your food coma than sit back and blast through a few games in the most enduring video game genre of all time?
	www.metafilter.com /tags/shmup (280 words)

	Favorite Shmup - PCSTATS Forum
		that shmup had a cool unique weapon system that I have yet to see be beaten.
		I haven't tried Einhander yet, but I heard it's the best shmup on the Playstation along with Gradius Gaiden which is fun, but way too hard.
		They're usually a vertically scrolling game in which you control a character, usually a space ship, against impossible odds of ememies and bullets.
	bbs.pcstats.com /showthread.php?t=25555 (535 words)

	GrrlGamer Lounge :: View topic - Shmup-Dev: bringing shoot'em up developers together
		The site's main focus is to bring attention to a genre which still has a lot of promise in the shareware sphere of casual gaming.
		The contest launched about 3 months ago, and it was named "DRAGON SHMUP" - as the days passed by, more and more people signed up and started announcing their intentions to enter.
		The site was founded in December of 2005 with the primary goal of improving the shmup genre in the casual sphere.
	www.grrlgamer.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=5311 (389 words)

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