Usually means: Video game focused on shooting.
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  1. shoot-em-up: Collins English Dictionary
  2. shoot-em-up: Wiktionary
  3. shoot-em-up: Dictionary.com
  4. shoot-em-up: FreeDictionary.org
  5. shoot-em-up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (Shoot-'em-up)

noun:  Alternative spelling of shoot 'em up [(idiomatic, film, television, literature, video games) A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.]

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