Xevious (ゼビウス, Zebiusu) (prounounced "Zeh-vee-us") is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game by Namco, released in 1982. It was designed by Masanobu Endō. In the U.S., the game was manufactured and distributed by Atari. Xevious runs on Namco Galaga hardware.
The player uses an 8-way joystick to pilot a combat aircraft called a Solvalou, which is armed with a forward-firing "shooter" for aerial targets and a "bomber" which fires an unlimited sup...
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Xevious (ゼビウス, Zebiusu) (prounounced "Zeh-vee-us") is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game by Namco, released in 1982. It was designed by Masanobu Endō. In the U.S., the game was manufactured and distributed by Atari. Xevious runs on Namco Galaga hardware.
The player uses an 8-way joystick to pilot a combat aircraft called a Solvalou, which is armed with a forward-firing "shooter" for aerial targets and a "bomber" which fires an unlimited supply of air-to-surface bombs for ground targets. The game was noted for the varied terrain below, which included forests, airstrips, bases, and mysterious Nazca Line-like drawings on the ground.
There are various aerial enemy aircraft which shoot relatively slow bullets, as well as (presumably unpiloted) fast-moving projectiles and exploding black spheres. Ground enemies are a combination of stationary bases and moving vehicles, most of which also fire slow bullets. Giant floating motherships appear in certain areas; these are killed by...
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