Xiphos
Xiphos is an action/strategy/war game realized in 3D for the Amiga, Atari ST, IBM PC and compatible computers, resembling Elite To play Xiphos you will need fast reactions, skill and wisdom. You will take part…
Xiphos is a strategy developed by Voodoo, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.
What Xiphos is
Xiphos is a strategy game developed by Voodoo and released in 1990. It was published by Electronic Zoo. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
CONFRONT THE FUTURE Having isolated themselves from the rest of the galaxy, the Xiphons created a multilevel, artificial universe controlled by XIPHOS, the all powerful, electronic intelligence. The worlds of the Xiphons prospered until the day XIPHOS inex- plicably went mad destroying planets, shutting down environmental systems and disrupting the space time continuum. Suddenly, the people struggled to survive, and two Xiphon factions, the Pio and Qon, began to fight for control of the remaining territory. As an agent of the Galactic Council, you enter the war-torn, artificial universe of the Xiphons. Your mission is to take the spaceship Arrow to the center level and destroy XIPHOS... or…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Xiphos launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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