Apidya (Amiga)

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Description

A side-on scrolling shoot-em-up with a twist: You play as a wasp (actually a man turned into a wasp) seeking revenge for the death of his girlfriend, Yuri, at the hands of the evil Hexaae! Levels include going through a garden (fighting other insects) and a sub-level in the intestines of a rotting rat(!). Designed to look Japanese, this game was actually developed in Germany.

Screenshots

Promo Images

Alternate Titles

• "Apidya II" -- In-game title

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Insects
• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

User Reviews

An inventive and enjoyable, if over-rated, rival to Project X

Martin Smith (78222)

Critic Reviews

Zero	Jun, 1992	93 out of 100	93
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Dec, 1991	11 out of 12	92
Amiga Joker	Dec, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Amiga Format	Jun, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Pelit	May, 1992	85 out of 100	85
CU Amiga	May, 1992	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	Jan, 1992	80 out of 100	80
Interface	1994	66 out of 100	66
High Score	Sep, 1994	3 out of 5	60
Retro Spirit Games	Feb 23, 2016	Unscored	Unscored

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
release date 1994 instead of 1992?	5	Rwolf (19249) Dec 09, 2021
Windows version	3	Terok Nor (32083) Oct 07, 2016

Trivia

Title

Kaiko really wanted to make this game look like an arcade conversion, including a Japanese title. However, the Japanese title says "Abija" instead of "Apidya".

Actually, the real name of the game is Apidya II (Apidya 2), even though there's no first part. According to Chris Hülsbeck, the "II" in the name of the game was "a gag to provide for some excitement" (from Kaiko history at http://www.nemmelheim.de/).

Bonus levels

Five bonus levels were designed for the game, but a bug in the collision detection on the original Amiga version meant that activating the one on level 4 was impossible. A patched version has been produced to run via WHDLoad

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 02/1993 – Best Action Game of 1992 (Readers' Vote)

Information also contributed by Игги Друге.