Xevious
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Xevious is an arcade developed by Namco, released 10 December 1982 on Wii, Xbox 360, Atari 7800 and Atari 2600. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What Xevious is
Xevious is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1982. It was published by Atari. It is available on Wii, Xbox 360, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X1 and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game begins with Solvalou fighters flying over the Xevious enemy territory. You are controlling Solvalou with its anti-aircraft missiles and surface bombs. Your goal is to destroy the enemy and proceed on your mission.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Xevious holds a critic score of 53 out of 100. That places it above 12% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1982 averaged 66, so it scored 13 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs.
What it launched against
Xevious launched on 10 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Grand Prix. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Grand Prix.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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