rail shooter

English

Etymology

Suggesting movement along fixed rails.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rail shooter (plural rail shooters)

  1. (video games) A shoot 'em up game in which the player character travels automatically between scenes, the player's input being limited to aiming and firing a gun.

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rail shooter.

Noun

rail shooter m (plural rail shooters)

  1. rail shooter
    • 2010, Ricardo José Becker, Para Jogar O Ano Inteiro, Clube de Autores, page 316:
      Fora com os FPS! Que venham os rail shooters que esses sim me divertem um monte! E não é à toa que um dos meus games favoritos do Nintendo Wii é justamente a coletânea de The House of The Dead 2 and 3!
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