blast 'em up
noun1
Video games A shoot 'em up video game.
- As destruction games go, Silkworm is fine. It's definitely a bit easy (I completed it after a dozen goes), but if you find the normal level of blast-'em-ups too difficult, this one should be rewarding. The two-player option is brilliant (one takes control of the jeep and the other the helicopter) and increases the addictivity.1989, "Silkworm" (video game review) in Crash (issue 66, pages 24-25)