Tag

#scoring

26 words tagged “scoring”

milking
verb

Keeping a boss or enemy alive to squeeze out maximum points.

#shmup#scoring#bosses#retro
chaining
noun

Stringing kills or pickups together to keep a score multiplier alive.

#shmup#scoring#ikaruga#retro
bucket
noun

A made two- or three-point shot

#sports#scoring
popcorn
noun

Filler enemies that swarm in bulk and die the second you look at them.

#shmup#enemies#scoring
heat-seeking
adjective

A scorer relentlessly hunting their own shot

#sports#scoring#mentality
microwave
noun

A player who heats up and scores in a hurry

#sports#scoring#bench
safety
noun

A two-point score when the ball carrier is downed in his own end zone.

#sports#scoring#defense
bucket getter
noun

A player whose specialty is scoring

#sports#scoring#player
and-one line
noun

Alternate name for the free-throw line context

#sports#free throw#scoring
grazing
verb

Skimming bullets as close as possible without getting hit, for score.

#shmup#bullet-hell#touhou#scoring
dropped 30
phrase

To score 30 points in a game

#sports#scoring#stats
two-point conversion
noun

A post-touchdown play worth two points from short range.

#sports#scoring#offense
counterstop
noun

Maxing the score counter so it physically can't display any higher.

#shmup#scoring#high-score#retro
putback
noun

Scoring immediately off your own team's miss

#sports#rebounding#scoring
dagger
noun

A late clutch shot that seals the win

#sports#clutch#scoring
tip-in
noun

Tipping a rebound straight back into the hoop

#sports#rebounding#scoring
and-one finish
noun

Scoring inside while absorbing a foul

#sports#scoring#drive
and the foul
phrase

Announcer call for a made basket plus a foul

#sports#scoring#fouls#culture
hat-trick
noun

Three goals by one player in a single match.

#sports#goal#scoring
red zone
noun

The area inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

#sports#field#scoring
point-blank
noun

Firing from right up against an enemy to concentrate maximum damage.

#shmup#scoring#bosses#retro
no-miss
noun

Clearing a stage, boss or whole game without losing a single life.

#shmup#speedrunning#retro#scoring
put up numbers
phrase

To accumulate big statistics, especially points

#sports#stats#scoring
extend
noun

An extra life — earned by hitting a score threshold or clearing a task.

#shmup#lives#scoring
bullet cancel
noun

Killing an enemy wipes its on-screen bullets — often turning them into points.

#shmup#scoring#danmaku
buzzer beater
noun

A basket scored as time expires

#sports#clutch#scoring