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 A semi-derogatory term for European shooters produced during the mid to late 80s. At that point, the gaming industry in Europe was focused primarily on PCs and micro-computers (like the C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, etc.) and as such, developers didn't necessarily conform to traditional game design used by American and Japanese studios found on consoles and in arcades.
-As a result of this dissonance, there are several elements in shooters of that period that are typically seen as flaws and shortcomings by shmup fans accustom to the design standards of Japanese and North American to arcade games.
+As a result of this dissonance, there are several elements in shooters of that period that are typically seen as flaws and shortcomings by shmup fans accustomed to the design standards of Japanese and North American arcade games.
-For this reason, European shmups became stigmatized by these "features". While this has changed significantly in recent years, with European studios releasing games that meet or exceed the standards of Japanese arcade titles (e.g. [[ZeroRanger]], [[Gunvein]], [[Jamestown]], etc.), several titles matching this criteria developing a following among even traditional shmup fans, as well as Japanese studios and fans releasing shooters that share multiple design characteristics with Euroshmups (e.g. [[Fantasy Zone, [[Gun-Nac]], [[Area 88]], etc.), the stigma around European-developed shooters still lingers among many fans.
+For this reason, European shmups became stigmatized by these "features". While this has changed significantly in recent years, with European studios releasing games that meet or exceed the standards of Japanese arcade titles (e.g. [[ZeroRanger]], [[Gunvein]], [[Jamestown]], etc.), several titles matching this criteria developing a following among even traditional shmup fans, as well as Japanese studios and fans releasing shooters that share multiple design characteristics with Euroshmups (e.g. [[Fantasy Zone]], [[Gun-Nac]], [[Area 88]], etc.), the stigma around European-developed shooters still lingers among many fans.
 == Definition ==
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 * No scoring systems
-Other examples of these features include Weak firepower (leading to unsatisfying enemy encounters), overly simplistic enemy behavior and level design (leading to less exciting gameplay experience), use of healthbars (replacing the life/extend system) and in-game shops as a crutch to make players be able to beat otherwise barely possible levels, and large player hitboxes.
+Other examples of these features include weak firepower (leading to unsatisfying enemy encounters), overly simplistic enemy behavior and level design (leading to less exciting gameplay experience), use of healthbars (replacing the life/extend system) and in-game shops as a crutch to make players be able to beat otherwise barely possible levels, and large player hitboxes.
 == Games ==

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 *Sky Force (Infinite Dreams, Symbian, 2004)
 *Sine Mora (Digital Reality, Windows, 2012)
 *CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (KeelWorks, Windows, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, 2024)

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 *Sky Force (Infinite Dreams, Symbian, 2004)
 *Sine Mora (Digital Reality, Windows, 2012)
-*CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (KeelWorks, 2024)
+*CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (KeelWorks, Windows, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, 2024)

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 == Games ==
 Some examples of “euroshmups”:
 *Tyrian (Epic Megagames, DOS, 1995)
 *Jets'n'Guns (Rake in Grass, Windows, 2004)
 *Sine Mora (Digital Reality, Windows, 2012)
-*Sky Force (Infinite Dreams, Symbian, 2004)
+*CYGNI: All Guns Blazing (KeelWorks, 2024)

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 == Origin ==
-A semi-derogatory term for European shooters produced during the mid to late 80s. At that point, the gaming industry in Europe was focused primarily on PCs and micro-computers (like the C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, etc.) and as such, developers didn't necessarily conform to traditional game design used by American and Japanese studios found on Consoles and in arcades.
+A semi-derogatory term for European shooters produced during the mid to late 80s. At that point, the gaming industry in Europe was focused primarily on PCs and micro-computers (like the C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, etc.) and as such, developers didn't necessarily conform to traditional game design used by American and Japanese studios found on consoles and in arcades.
 As a result of this dissonance, there are several elements in shooters of that period that are typically seen as flaws and shortcomings by shmup fans accustom to the design standards of Japanese and North American to arcade games.
-For this reason, European shmups became stigmatized by these "features". While this has changed significantly in recent years, with both European studios releasing games that meet or exceed the standards of Japanese arcade titles (e.g. [[ZeroRanger]], [[Gunvein]], [[Jamestown]], etc.) as well as Japanese studios and fans releasing shooters that share multiple design characteristics with Euroshmups (e.g. [[Fantasy Zone, [[Gun-Nac]], [[Area 88]], etc.) the stigma around European-developed shooters still lingers among many fans.
+For this reason, European shmups became stigmatized by these "features". While this has changed significantly in recent years, with European studios releasing games that meet or exceed the standards of Japanese arcade titles (e.g. [[ZeroRanger]], [[Gunvein]], [[Jamestown]], etc.), several titles matching this criteria developing a following among even traditional shmup fans, as well as Japanese studios and fans releasing shooters that share multiple design characteristics with Euroshmups (e.g. [[Fantasy Zone, [[Gun-Nac]], [[Area 88]], etc.), the stigma around European-developed shooters still lingers among many fans.
 == Definition ==

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 * Ship physics / Ship momentum (inertia)
 * Player shields / Health bars
-* Unavoidable dangers (which are meant to be absorbed with health bars or shields)
+* Unavoidable obstacles or enemies (which are meant to be absorbed with health bars or shields)
 * No bullet patterns / Only simple aimed bullets
 * Limited weapon ammo, which usually also introduces shops and money management into the game
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 * Extremely high enemy HP
 * Very slow player bullets
-* Huge number of levels often with little variation between them
+* A large number of levels often with little variation between them
 * No scoring systems
-Other examples of these features include Weak firepower (leading to unsatisfying enemy encounters), overly simplistic enemy behavior and level design (leading to less exciting gameplay experience), use of healthbars (replacing the life/extend system) and in-game shops as a crutch to make players be able to beat otherwise barely possible levels, overly big player hitboxes.
+Other examples of these features include Weak firepower (leading to unsatisfying enemy encounters), overly simplistic enemy behavior and level design (leading to less exciting gameplay experience), use of healthbars (replacing the life/extend system) and in-game shops as a crutch to make players be able to beat otherwise barely possible levels, and large player hitboxes.
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 The bad name is for the specific period around the 80s. The gaming industry in Europe was quite small, focused on micro-computers (like the C64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, etc.) and had little to no experience in game development compared to their japanese counterparts.
-Those games were made by people who didn't necessarily have the same kind of understanding and experience of tighter arcade shmups, and as a result, there are several "features'' in them that can be usually seen as big flaws for a shmup fan that's used to arcade games.
+Those games were made by people who didn't necessarily have the same kind of understanding and experience of tighter arcade shmups, and as a result, there are several "features" in them that can be usually seen as big flaws for a shmup fan that's used to arcade games.
-For this reason, european games that weren't up to the competition and became marked by their design flaws.
+For this reason, European games that weren't up to the competition became marked by their design flaws.
 == Definition ==

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	Other examples of these features include Weak firepower (leading to unsatisfying enemy encounters), overly simplistic enemy behavior and level design (leading to less exciting gameplay experience), use of healthbars (replacing the life/extend system) and in-game shops as a crutch to make players be able to beat otherwise barely possible levels, overly big player hitboxes.		Other examples of these features include Weak firepower (leading to unsatisfying enemy encounters), overly simplistic enemy behavior and level design (leading to less exciting gameplay experience), use of healthbars (replacing the life/extend system) and in-game shops as a crutch to make players be able to beat otherwise barely possible levels, overly big player hitboxes.
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