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Xevious

"It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants."

Namco·U.S. Gold·Atari Corporation·Namco Bandai Games·Atari·Mindscape·Dempa Shimbunsha·Enix· December 10, 1982· Main Game
53
Critic Score
2 reviews
56
User Score
34 ratings

It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back -- minus humans! Their invasion forces are fierce -- the land is crawling with deadly Domogram Rovers; the sky is black with Toroid Patrol Fleets and Zoshi Death Squads. Our puny weapons offer no defense. Earth's only hope is our powerful new Solvalou Fighter Plane. Its pilot will have a single mission: Penetrate the enemy ranks and destroy the Xevious Mother Ship. The mission is dangerous. We can't guarantee success. But at this point, it's do or die! One small problem. We still need a pilot. Any volunteers?

Released 10 December 1982 for Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 by Namco, published by U.S. Gold and Atari Corporation. Rated ALL by GRAC, 7 by PEGI. About 1 hours to beat.

Story

The game begins with Solvalou fighters flying over the Xevious enemy territory. You are controlling Solvalou with its anti-aircraft missiles and surface bombs. Your goal is to destroy the enemy and proceed on your mission.

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Xbox 360
Standard
WW
May 23, 2007
ZX Spectrum
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1987
Atari 2600
Standard
WW
TBD
Cancelled
Atari 5200
Standard
WW
TBD
Cancelled
Amstrad CPC
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1986
Apple II
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1987
Arcade
Standard
JP
Dec 10, 1982
Arcade
Standard
NA
Feb 1, 1983
Arcade
Standard
EU
May 1, 1983
Atari 7800
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1986
Atari ST/STE
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1984
FM-7
Standard
JP
Nov 1, 1984
PC-8800 Series
Standard
JP
Nov 1, 1984
PC-9800 Series
Standard
JP
Dec 31, 1985
Sharp X1
Standard
JP
May 25, 1984
Wii
Standard
JP
Jan 9, 2009
Critic Score
53 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 2 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
56 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 34 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
53
Users
56
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
CriticsUsers
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike