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Xevious
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Namco
EAN: 0045496734169
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Namco
Manufacturer: Namco
Model: 45496734169
MPN: agb p fxve
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Publisher: Namco
Release Date: June 07, 2004
Studio: Namco
Features:- Two players alternating
- Save high scores
- Vertical-scrolling shooting action
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Editorial Review:
Xevious - Classic NES Series brings back the classic best-selling NES game. The insectoid alien called the Xevious are invading Earth, and our only defense is you. Shoot down wave after wave of enemy fighters, drop payload of guided bombs, and take out the colossal flying fortress. Save Earth by fighting to bring the Xevious to its knees!
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - The arcade version would have been a better port
Of all the titles in the Classic NES series to appear on the GBA, none is more puzzling than Xevious. Originally an arcade title from Namco in the early 80's, Xevious was innovative in it's day, but the conversion to hit the original NES was somewhat lost in translation. This GBA port is a perfect emulation of the NES version, as you pilot your ship and take on hordes of enemy aircraft and ground forces as well. It looks about as good as an 8-bit NES game can, it's fun for a while, easy to get ... Read More
Rating:  - A trend setting classic
I remember Xevious well. It was an excellent arcade shooter, and an innovative title which spurred literally hundreds of derivative games. It was the first vertically scrolling shooter, the first shooter with "boss stages", and the first to combine both air-to-air and air-to-ground gameplay. The NES version of this game was one of the best ports around (though I still have a soft spot for the Atari 7800 version) and was as true to the arcade as could be expected. Which brings me to my only ... Read More
Rating:  - Hardly Worth It
Xevious may have been good for its time but it is hardly a classic NES game. In fact, it debuted on the Arcade in 1982. A game to be remembered? Not really. Until the "Classic NES Series" I never heard of it before.
For its time I suppose this was innovative. The level scrolls along as your in your jet taking down enemies and you can use bombs to bomb ground based enemies. This would've been a really popular Arcade Game but as a port, especially to the GBA, it isn't that great.
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