MobyRank MobyScore
Commodore 64
...
4.0
MSX
...
2.8
DOS
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3.3

Description

In this game the player assumes the role of a space pilot named Darrian. One day, he receives a report from a nebula space station, from which he learns that nearby human colonies have been attacked by mysterious aliens known as Xenites. Darrian wastes no time, and sets off to protect the humans and stop the aliens.

Xenon is an overhead shooter, in which the player controls a vehicle that is able to transform into a tank or a plane. The transformation can be usually performed by player at any time, to combat particular enemies; however, during some sequences the player is forced to use a specific type of vehicle. During the tank gameplay, the player controls the movement of the playfield (up or down) by simply moving the tank in the direction of choice.

The game features a 3D playfield (some enemies, for example, will be mounted on hills of sort, where the tank can't shoot them). To combat these, the player needs to transform its tank into a plane. The game then switches to the more familiar gameplay style as seen in other vertically scrolling shooters. The plane has to transform back into a tank again to combat most ground units. Upgrades can be taken from destroyed enemies.

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User Reviews

Not even remotely as good as its successor. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4418)
sets the standard for 16-bit shooters Amiga *Katakis* (37454)
Another unworthy conversion MSX Игги Друге (31856)
Bad port of an ST classic DOS seymour butz (21)

The Press Says

Zzap! Amiga Apr, 1988 84 out of 100 84
Computer and Video Games (CVG) ZX Spectrum Apr, 1991 83 out of 100 83
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) ZX Spectrum Apr, 1989 819 out of 1000 82
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Amiga Apr, 1991 81 out of 100 81
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Amstrad CPC Apr, 1991 81 out of 100 81
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Commodore 64 Apr, 1991 52 out of 100 52
Power Play Atari ST Mar, 1988 4.5 out of 10 45

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Trivia

The digitized face that exclaimed "Level One" at the beginning of the game (stunning for its time) was non other than Bitmap Brother Eric Matthews. (He later confessed that he altered the video manually to give himself a better haircut!)


This entry was contributed by Quapil Bronze Star Contributing Member (4752), seymour butz (21), Kabushi (104486), Martin Smith (63217) and Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4418)
 

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