This thread is mostly for Josh, zinger, Macaw and perhaps Recap (if he finds the subject interesting). Other people are free to post if they wish, but please make sure you know exactly what you are talking about, because I don't really need extra confusion.
So we have this genre, which the Japanese call Action Shooting, and which Westerners usually call Run and Gun, and I am not quite sure which of the two labels I should adopt. So far I've been using Run and Gun, separating it into two sub-genres: horizontal and overhead.
What I would like to know is: what do the Japanese call overhead Run and Guns? Can I call them "overhead action shooting games"?
And what about mecha games like Assault Suits Valken or Night Slave? Where exactly do they fit in?
The reason I get so stuck up on genres and sub-genres is the Videogame Art section. We need lists of the top 10/15/20/25/etc. games in each distinct sub-genre, and though I have so far managed to neatly categorize most other kinds of games, this kind here is giving me a little trouble.