shmup
n.— «A vertically scrolling shoot-em-up, or “shmup” in gamer’s parlance, Siberian Strike harkens back to classic arcade games like 1942.» —“Gameloft releases Siberian Strike game for iPhone” by Peter Cohen Macworld May 1, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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