It's still alive today, but it's not called "Shoot 'em up" anymore. These days it's been taken to extremes (signs of the times?) and called "Bullet Heaven" (yo

It's still alive today, but it's not called "Shoot 'em up" anymore. These days it's been taken to extremes (signs of the times?) and called "Bullet Heaven" (you exterminate hordes of wimpy enemies) or "Bullet Hell" (you evade myriads of bullets).