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Genre Perspective Visual Art Gameplay Vehicular Setting |
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...
Axelay is a scrolling shoot-'em-up where some levels scroll vertically and others horizontally. The game is notable for its use of Super Nintendo's Mode 7. In vertically scrolling levels, the backgrounds are made entirely of Mode 7 graphics giving the playfield the illusion of depth.
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Alternate Titles
- "アクスレイ" -- Japanese spelling
- "엑서레이" -- Korean spelling
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User Reviews
Critic Reviews
| Play Time |
SNES |
Jan, 1993 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Nintendo Life |
SNES |
Jul 13, 2007 |
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90 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) |
SNES |
Aug, 1992 |
35 out of 40 |
88 |
| Power Play |
SNES |
Oct, 1992 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
SNES |
Jan 15, 2010 |
17 out of 20 |
85 |
| ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) |
SNES |
Nov, 1992 |
10 out of 12 |
83 |
| GameTrip.net |
SNES |
Aug 16, 2008 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Pixel-Heroes.de |
SNES |
Aug, 2010 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Total! (Germany) |
SNES |
May, 1994 |
2.25 out of 6 |
75 |
| RetroGame Man |
SNES |
Feb 15, 2016 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
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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
