Espial
A very good Xevious clone with some elements of star force. You control your ship with the joystick. To fire, simply press the button. You will fire lasers and missiles simultaneously. The missiles will strike…
Espial is an arcade developed by Orca, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600, Arcade, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Espial is
Espial is an arcade game developed by Orca and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Texas Instruments TI-99.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A very good Xevious clone with some elements of star force. You control your ship with the joystick. To fire, simply press the button. You will fire lasers and missiles simultaneously. The missiles will strike where the cross hair in front of your ship is at the time they are launched. Beware of shots fired at you and do not run into anything that flies.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Espial launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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