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bullet hell

bullet hell noun: a (genre of) two-dimensional shoot 'em up in which the playfield is almost filled with a barrage of enemy bullets.

Noun

bullet hell (countable and uncountable, plural bullet hells)

  1. (attributive) A (genre of) two-dimensional shoot 'em up in which the playfield is almost filled with a barrage of enemy bullets.
    • Mars Matrix is a bullet hell game that is pretty well designed.2003, Billy Bissette, “SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!”, in rec.games.video.sega (Usenet)
    • A few of the game cabinets are connected to flat-screen TVs so bystanders can stop and ogle. Grimy VCRs are hooked up to bullet-hell shooting games...2008, Brian Ashcraft, Jean Snow, Arcade Mania: The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game Centers

bullet hell meaning in Marathi

bullet hell in Marathi

Translations
बुलेट हेल buleṭ hel

Forms of bullet hell

pluralbullet hells
alternative formbullet-hell

Questions about bullet hell

What does bullet hell mean?
Bullet hell means a (genre of) two-dimensional shoot 'em up in which the playfield is almost filled with a barrage of enemy bullets.
What is bullet hell in Marathi?
Bullet hell in Marathi is बुलेट हेल (buleṭ hel). See Bullet hell meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is bullet hell?
Bullet hell is a noun.
What is the plural of bullet hell?
The plural of bullet hell is bullet hells.

Words near bullet hell in the dictionary

  1. bullet dwarf
  2. bullet fee
  3. bullet fees
  4. bullet graph
  5. bullet graphs
  6. bullet hell
  7. bullet hells
  8. bullet hole
  9. bullet holes
  10. bullet journal
  11. bullet journaling

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