rail shooter
English
Etymology
Suggesting movement along fixed rails.
Noun
rail shooter (plural rail shooters)
- (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
- rail-based
- on rails
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English rail shooter.
Noun
rail shooter m (plural rail shooters)
- rail shooter
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:rail shooter.