Axelay

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Description

This planet was once a quiet, peaceful place to live, until...they came...

An unknown alien race came to this planet and promptly laid waste to it. The remaining defense force has been sent out to try and defeat them. One lucky person gets to fly the latest line of defense ships made: the AX-77 Axelay. However, these ships are still in the prototype stage, and as such, only one exists.

So get out there and head to the alien's homeworld. With some luck, you may just be able to take them out at the source...

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Alternate Titles

• "アクスレイ" -- Japanese spelling
• "엑서레이" -- Korean spelling

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• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

User Reviews

An underrated, revolutionary shoot-em-up.

SNES

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Critic Reviews

N-Force	SNES	Sep, 1992	93 out of 100	93
Play Time	SNES	Jan, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Nintendo Life	SNES	Jul 13, 2007		90
HonestGamers	SNES	Jan 13, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Aug, 1992	35 out of 40	88
Quebec Gamers	SNES	Apr 06, 2008	8.6 out of 10	86
Power Play	SNES	Oct, 1992	86 out of 100	86
Video Chums	SNES	Feb 20, 2015	8.1 out of 10	81
Total!! UK Magazine	SNES	Nov, 1992	81 out of 100	81
Video Games	SNES	Oct, 1992	80 out of 100	80

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The SNES version of Axelay appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Sequel

Beating the game three times in a row on the hardest difficulty will give players a message after the credits roll the third time:

AXELAY 2 COMING SOON!"

Konami never made the sequel, blaming it on "lackluster sales of Axelay".

Awards

• EGM
  • August 1992 (Issue 37) - Game of the Month
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