run-and-gun

adjective

Of a player's character, that runs on foot and uses a projectile weapon.

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Meanings

adjectiverun-and-gun (not comparable)
  1. not comparablevideo gamesOf a player's character, that runs on foot and uses a projectile weapon.

    What makes a horror game different to write than, say, a run-and-gun first-person shooter?

    2006, Mort Castle, On Writing Horror
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    Play switches from an overhead run and gun to a platform jumping shooter in this mediocre game.

    2002, Andy Slaven, Video Game Bible, 1985-2002
  2. alternativenot comparableball gamesAlternative form of run and gun.
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APA

run-and-gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-and-gun

MLA

“run-and-gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-and-gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run-and-gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-and-gun.

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