Orius
Orius is the overseas release of Xexex, a 1991 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami. It was renamed Orius in North America but kept its original title in other regions. The overseas versions…
Orius is an arcade developed by Konami, released 31 December 1991 on Arcade.
What Orius is
Orius is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1991. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game takes place in the far future, where mankind has recently developed technology allowing them to quickly travel to other planets. One day, Earth receives a telepathic distress call from Princess Irene La Tias (also known as Elaine La Tias), whose home planet E-Square has been taken over by Lord Klaus Pachelbel and his bio-mechanical army. Humans soon also discover the mysterious alien life form "Flint", and quickly assemble a new space fighter, the Flintlock TMF01, that is capable of carrying the Flint with it. The Flintlock and Flint are then sent out to save Irene and her planet.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Orius launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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