Xari Arena is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 December 2018 on Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
What Xari Arena is
Xari Arena is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 2018. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A previously unreleased prototype game for the Atari 5200. Your goal is to destroy all the Xari's that come out of the well in the center of the screen before they can destroy all your blocks. You can use the joystick or the trackball controller. Each player resembles a hollow paddle (like a capsule), which you can move around your side of the screen. Your paddle can catch and hold up to three fireballs (the little star looking things that the Xari's shoot), and each stored fireball allows you to destroy one Xari by running into it. If you hit a Xari without any fireballs stored in your paddle, it is temporarily stunned and you cannot catch or deflect any shots for a few seconds. If you…
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Xari Arena launched on 31 December 2018, within three weeks of Gris, Dusk, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown and Judgment.
Released around the same time: Gris, Dusk, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, Judgment.
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Quick answers
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When did Xari Arena come out?
Xari Arena was released on 31 December 2018 for Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
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