![]() ![]() Those extra lives are also extremely necessary as this game does not pull its punches at times, throwing huge amounts of bullets at your large-hitboxed, slow moving ship. This game also has its fair share of secrets, such as the mysterious Sol Citadels that can be destroyed by bombing specific ground tiles for extra points, as well as the S flags that show up on random tiles of a certain tile row on the map for extra lives. Xevious is an arcade game designed by Masanobu Endoh, one of Japans most respected game creators and the mastermind behind Namcos later arcade hit of 84, The Tower of Druaga. It do provide a level of depth not seen in other shmups of its ilk, but I think it can be a little overwhelming at times. There's obviously the main gimmick this game has with the dual-layer gameplay where enemies are both in front of the solvalou that must be shot with the main weapon whereas enemies on the floor below must be destroyed with carefully-aimed ground bombs. The games title translates to The Mystery of GAMP or The Riddle of GAMP, a nod to the games usage of puzzle-solving and mystery. This game does a lot of interesting things with the shmup genre. At the title screen, on the 2nd controller, hold the A button and press Right 9 times, Up 2 times, Left 2 times & Down 9 times. and to learn about the secrets hidden throughout. In a 2-player game, players take turns to control their Solvalou ships. It has been released as the NES game for the Virtual Console on the Wii and as the 3D Classics game for the Nintendo 3DS, and is also an unlockable game in Star Fox Assault. Pictured is the item for sale, please remember that price includes shipping. It's Xevious! This game inspired like a trillion billion jillion different shmups and to be honest I'm not the biggest fan of Xevious-likes, but here we are. Xevious was released on the NES in 1989 and became an instant classic. Credits Gallery Cheats Videos Soundtrack Scripts Xevious (JP:) is a game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1984. Xevious NES Includes: Item, Box, and Manual Condition: Normal wear Description: Selling off my collection. ![]()
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