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  • adjective video games In which the player's character runs on foot and uses a projectile weapon.

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Examples

  • In some ways, he seems designed for the Knicks' up-tempo system—a style he described as "run-and-gun."

    Is Jimmer Right for the Knicks? Scott Cacciola 2011

  • Pittsburgh likes to play the run-and-gun, high-octane offensive game, and Carolina competes best in low-scoring affairs.

    Ted Mouths Off: Handicapping the conference finals 2009

  • And I said that assuming one of these run-and-gun entrepreneurial companies, sort of like an either SpaceX or Orbital, gets the contract to build these capsules for NASA, it's almost the analogy of you've got a workplace where you've got a baby-boomer on one side, and that's NASA, and then you've got Gen-Xer on the other side, and that's one of these run-and-gun companies.

    What Are The Challenges Of 'Trailblazing Mars'? 2010

  • Before the group hatched its plot, the only rap against it in militia circles was that its training practices — like run-and-gun target shooting — were not the safest.

    Rapid Growth of Militia Fueled by Politics | Impact Lab 2010

  • And I said that assuming one of these run-and-gun entrepreneurial companies, sort of like an either SpaceX or Orbital, gets the contract to build these capsules for NASA, it's almost the analogy of you've got a workplace where you've got a baby-boomer on one side, and that's NASA, and then you've got Gen-Xer on the other side, and that's one of these run-and-gun companies.

    What Are The Challenges Of 'Trailblazing Mars'? 2010

  • Especially in the playoffs, when teams are often in shut-down mode, the concentration on stopping Ovechkin can significantly erode Washington's ability to play the run-and-gun style they love.

    Looking at Stanley Cup contenders after the trade deadline 2009

  • Do you think Roth has the right idea, to shoot "Thanksgiving" in that run-and-gun style?

    Eli Roth Confirms He Will Shoot ‘Thanksgiving’ Directly After ‘Endangered Species’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • The team underwent a late-season overhaul after sacking its discipline-minded manager Felix Magath and brought in Ralf Rangnick, an innovative, maverick coach who preaches a high-energy, counterattacking run-and-gun style of play.

    The Final Four for the Rest of the World Matthew Futterman 2011

  • While Roth has long planned to make a feature-length "Thanksgiving" in the same run-and-gun style in which he filmed the trailer, the director said his more recent experience making "Nation's Pride" — the faux Nazi-propaganda film within "Inglorious Basterds" — has helped hone his vision even further.

    Eli Roth Confirms He Will Shoot ‘Thanksgiving’ Directly After ‘Endangered Species’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • And I said that assuming one of these run-and-gun entrepreneurial companies, sort of like an either SpaceX or Orbital, gets the contract to build these capsules for NASA, it's almost the analogy of you've got a workplace where you've got a baby-boomer on one side, and that's NASA, and then you've got Gen-Xer on the other side, and that's one of these run-and-gun companies.

    What Are The Challenges Of 'Trailblazing Mars'? 2010

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