artillery barrage; curtain of fire
Military term for a dense, continuous artillery bombardment designed to suppress enemy movement.
They laid down a barrage on the enemy position to stop the advance.
bullet hell; curtain fire; screen-filling barrage
In shooting games, a dense pattern of (often slow-moving) enemy projectiles that fills the screen. Also called 弾幕系シューティング.
The bullet hell in this game is intense and hard to dodge.
barrage of scrolling comments; comment flood
Internet slang for a flood of user comments scrolling across a video, especially on Nico Nico Douga-style platforms. Often written in kana.
The comment barrage is scrolling across the video so I can't see the screen.
bullet hell; danmaku shooter
Compound of 弾 (dan, 'bullet, projectile') and 幕 (maku, 'curtain'). Originally a military term for a curtain of artillery fire, later extended to dense projectile patterns in games and scrolling online comments.