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Xenophobe

Xenophobe is a 1987 arcade game and the goal of each level is to defeat all the aliens before time runs out. Levels may contain more than one floor, and players use elevators or holes to move between floors to…

31 December 1987

Xenophobe is an arcade developed by Bally Midway, released 31 December 1987 on Atari Lynx, Atari 7800, Atari 2600 and Amiga.

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What Xenophobe is

Xenophobe is an arcade game developed by Bally Midway and released in 1987. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari Lynx, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Starbases, moons, ships, and space cities are infested with aliens, and the players have to kill the aliens before each is completely overrun.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Xenophobe 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.

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When did Xenophobe come out?
Xenophobe was released on 31 December 1987 for Atari Lynx, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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