Bullet Hell
Game genre theme
A sub-genre of shmup where the whole screen is literally filled with projectiles, usually with the main challenge being avoiding those bullets (often by recognizing/memorizing firing patterns) rather than destroying enemies.
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games
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Alternate names: Manic shooter, Curtain fire, Danmaku, 弾幕, Maniac Shooters
ARCD 2008-05-22
ARCD 2007-12-11
WIN 200?
MOB 2006
ARCD 1998
SAT 1997-09-18
PS2 2002
X360 2011-04-27
DC 2010-12-21
ARCD 1998
PS2 2004-06-16
ARCD 2000
Popular tags
actionadventure actionrpg adventurerpg arenashooter fixedshooter roguelite scrollingshooter twinstickshooterParent groups
Scrolling shooter, Shoot 'em up, UVL: Tags that may need renaming
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The first Bullet Hell video game was released in 1983.