Xenon
| Developer: The Bitmap Brothers | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Melbourne House | Sound: |
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| Year: 1988 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Shoot’em up | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 1 | Rating: |
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A short shoot’em up (four levels) but with a unique atmosphere. At the start, you control a sort of tank that can manoeuvre and shoot in all directions. By pressing the “Space” key, you transform it into a flying ship that can pass through obstacles but is unable to go back or hit targets on the ground. Strangely, only levels 1 and 3 make use of this feature.
I was six years old when I played this. The first time I saw the mid-level boss, it scared me so much that I shut down the computer in a hurry before running off to hide in my room.
Its inspiration is likely Valtric (arcade, 1986).
For something similar, I recommend Viewpoint (arcade, 1992).
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