Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An entertainment, such as a movie or television show, featuring gunfire and violence.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
shoot 'em up .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a movie featuring shooting and violence
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Examples
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Under California's law, only adults would be able to purchase games like "Postal 2," the first-person shooter by developer Running With Scissors that features the ability to light unarmed bystanders on fire, and "Grand Theft Auto IV," the popular third-person shoot-'em-up from Rockstar Games that allows gamers to portray carjacking, gun-toting gangsters.
Violent Video Game Child Ban: Supreme Court To Rule On California Law AP 2010
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Under California's law, only adults would be able to purchase games like "Postal 2," the first-person shooter by developer Running With Scissors that features the ability to light unarmed bystanders on fire, and "Grand Theft Auto IV," the popular third-person shoot-'em-up from Rockstar Games that allows gamers to portray carjacking, gun-toting gangsters.
Violent Video Game Child Ban: Supreme Court To Rule On California Law AP 2010
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There are a few notable exceptions, such as nightclub owner Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince in the shoot-'em-up sequel "Grand Theft Auto IV" and the blue-skinned bisexual alien Liara T'Soni in the galactic hopper "Mass Effect."
'Fable III' Game Offers Players Gay Marriage, Adoption AP 2010
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Under California's law, only adults would be able to purchase games like "Postal 2," the first-person shooter by developer Running With Scissors that features the ability to light unarmed bystanders on fire, and "Grand Theft Auto IV," the popular third-person shoot-'em-up from Rockstar Games that allows gamers to portray carjacking, gun-toting gangsters.
Violent Video Game Child Ban: Supreme Court To Rule On California Law AP 2010
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Something like the lauded 1998 2D shoot-'em-up Radiant Silvergun Xbox 360, download, out now, which has just been re-released.
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There are a few notable exceptions, such as nightclub owner Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince in the shoot-'em-up sequel "Grand Theft Auto IV" and the blue-skinned bisexual alien Liara T'Soni in the galactic hopper "Mass Effect."
'Fable III' Game Offers Players Gay Marriage, Adoption AP 2010
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Even though you know what's coming, it still stands as a shocking, masterfully edited, gorgeously conceived piece of cinema, one that set a standard for shoot-'em-up scenes for decades to come.
Paying tribute to Arthur Penn, dead at the age of 88 Jen Chaney 2010
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Nor was he impressed by the shoot-'em-up videogames of the day.
Mario's Many Fathers James Kennedy 2011
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Mr. Yates attacks this twist with shoot-'em-up verve, but it never meshes with the Bridgewaters' drama, in part because it's too reminiscent of the premise for the X-Men.
Fathers and Sons Sam Sacks 2011
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Under California's law, only adults would be able to purchase games like "Postal 2," the first-person shooter by developer Running With Scissors that features the ability to light unarmed bystanders on fire, and "Grand Theft Auto IV," the popular third-person shoot-'em-up from Rockstar Games that allows gamers to portray carjacking, gun-toting gangsters.
Violent Video Game Child Ban: Supreme Court To Rule On California Law AP 2010
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