Definition. A "shoot 'em up", also known as a "shmup" or "STG" (the common Japanese abbreviation for "shooting games"), is a game in which the protagonist combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them while dodging their fire. The controlling player must rely primarily on reaction times to succeed. Beyond this, critics differ on exactly which design elements …

Shoot 'Em Up is a 2007 American action film written and directed by Michael Davis. It stars Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, and Stephen McHattie. The film follows Smith (Owen), a drifter who rescues a newborn from being killed by assassin Hertz (Giamatti) and his henchmen. Smith flees from the gang, enlisting the help of prostitute ...

Shoot ’Em Up ist ein US-amerikanischer Actionfilm aus dem Jahr 2007. Regie führte Michael Davis, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb. Der englische Filmtitel bedeutet in Anlehnung an das Computerspielgenre Shoot ’em up wörtlich übersetzt „Zerschieß sie“. Handlung. Der geheimnisvolle Smith wird an einer Bushaltestelle Zeuge, wie eine ...

In botany, a plant shoot consists of any plant stem together with its appendages, leaves and lateral buds, flowering stems, and flower buds. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spring, perennial plant shoots are the new growth that grows from the ground in herbaceous plants or the new stem or flower growth that …

Shoot ’em up (dt. wörtlich „Zerschieß sie“ – im Englischen auch kurz Shmup) bezeichnet ein Computerspielgenre.Im weiteren Sinne bezeichnet Shoot ’em up jedes Spiel, in dem die vom Spieler gesteuerte Spielfigur eine große Zahl gegnerischer Einheiten mit einer virtuellen Schusswaffe zerstören soll (umgangssprachlich auch „Ballerspiel“ genannt).

Shooter video games or shooters are a subgenre of action video games where the focus is almost entirely on the defeat of the character's enemies using the weapons given to the player. Usually these weapons are firearms or some other long-range weapons, and can be used in combination with other tools such as grenades for indirect offense, armor for additional defense, or …

Just Shoot Me! is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.The show is set at the office of fictional fashion magazine Blush, comparable to the real-life Vogue.The show's story is about several …

In martial arts and combat sports, stand-up fighting is hand-to-hand combat between opponents in a standing position, as distinguished from ground fighting. Clinch fighting is stand-up grappling.Fighters employ striking, including striking combinations, using either body parts or mêlée weapons, to incapacitate or injure the opponent. Combatants use blocking techniques to …

A railgun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high speed, mass, and kinetic energy to inflict damage. The railgun uses a pair of parallel conductors (rails), along which a sliding armature is accelerated by the ...

Airsoft guns are replica toy guns used in airsoft sports. They are a special type of low-power smoothbore air guns designed to shoot non-metallic spherical projectiles often colloquially (but incorrectly) referred to as "BBs", which are typically made of (but not limited to) plastic or biodegradable resin materials. Airsoft gun powerplants are designed to have low muzzle …

A diferencia de los videojuegos de rol hack and slash, el término "hack and slash" también comenzó a usarse para referirse a los videojuegos de acción de estilo Beat 'em up, como la serie Golden Axe. [6] [7] Los periodistas que cubren la industria de los videojuegos a menudo usan el término "hack and slash" para referirse a un género distinto de videojuegos de acción cuerpo a …

The Enabling Act (German: Ermächtigungsgesetz) of 1933, officially titled Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich (lit. 'Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich'), was a law that gave the German Cabinet—most importantly, the Chancellor—the powers to make and enforce laws without the involvement of the Reichstag or Weimar President Paul von Hindenburg.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown.The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations and present them with a choice between self-fulfilling enlightenment or gratifying …