GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. If you’re a fan of shoot-’em-up (or shmup) games, you’re probably ...

Shoot-em-up games or shmups have been the staple titles since the release of early consoles. When Spacewar erupted in popularity, many gamers were searching for more similar games. As modern consoles ...

'Earthion' was developed natively on the Sega Genesis. Earthion is one of the best-looking shmups of recent years, and it is finally coming out this year; it’s even getting a Genesis cartridge release ...

'RayForce' is rightly regarded as a classic shmup. You also need to keep an eye on the lower layer, as enemies are often spawned there and taking them out with your homing lasers first makes things a ...

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The Nintendo Switch is overloaded with shoot-em-ups. There’s an argument to make that it’s the shmup console, as it has so many of the greatest hits of the past as well as new, modern efforts both ...

Ported and expanded from the popular Amiga shareware game Deluxe Galaga by the original author, Edgar Vigdal, the 2D space SHMUP Warblade features well over 100 levels, multiple power-ups and dozens ...