"rail shooter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rail shooters [plural]
Etymology: Suggesting movement along fixed rails. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rail shooter (plural rail shooters)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: rail shooter Categories (topical): Video game genres, Video games Related terms: rail-based, on rails
    Sense id: en-rail_shooter-en-noun-OIgRZezQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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