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Classic Axiens

A shoot'em up based on Namco's arcade game Galaxian, where the player controls a spacecraft at the bottom of the screen moving left or right, destroying aliens above.

31 December 1987

Classic Axiens is a video game, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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What Classic Axiens is

Classic Axiens was released in 1987. It was published by Bubble Bus Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A shoot'em up based on Namco's arcade game Galaxian, where the player controls a spacecraft at the bottom of the screen moving left or right, destroying aliens above.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are science fiction and survival.

What it launched against

Classic Axiens launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Classic Axiens come out?
Classic Axiens was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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