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[teremochek]

There is no mixed genre 

[Megadeth502]

i Love LifeForce, good blend of horizontal and vertical..(cool bosses and good Difficulty also).also another great NES cart i used to own along with TGL

[EinhanderZwei]

Eh, voted for Vertical. There are tons of great games that use both views - I cannot imagine R-Type going vertical, as well as Ikaruga or Radiant Silvergun as horizontal. It seems that vertical shmups are more action-oriented and fast-paced, and horizontal ones are more about tricky level layouts and dodging the obstacles (although there are exceptions like Xenon 2, Sengoku Blade, Thunder Force IV, Progear).

But just from the statistical point of view, I'll vote for Vertical, simply because it's used by my most favorite shmup ever (Soldier Blade, no, SOLDIER BLADE!!!) as well as other great games, such as TGL, DonPachi, Tyrian, Night Raid, Ikaruga...