Pixelblog - 63 - Horizontal Shmup

Intro Simple on the surface, yet infinitely deep in its mastery of play, the shmup endures for its pure skill based design. As both an enthusiastic player, and developer of the genre, I will never stop extolling the virtues of shoot ‘em up games. Unfortunately, due to a slew of hybird genres, and a vast wake of influence, the term shmup has become nebulous. On behalf of hardcore fans, we prefer to…