Xybots

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Description

Xybots is a sci-fi shooter with pseudo-3D environments explored from a third-person perspective. The game can be played by one or two players; the two-player mode takes place on a split screen. The hero(es) must move through a series of Gauntlet-style underground mazes, killing the bad guys and collecting health and other bonuses from flying saucers. It's designed to be played co-operatively, although bullets from one player can harm the other.

The Xybots are out to stop the protagonists, and many have advanced attack patterns as well as bullets to fire at them. Being able to view round corners is useful, allowing the player to plan a strategy - often it's good to send one player forward and let the other play the waiting game, similarly to the tactics often employed in Gauntlet.

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The Games Machine (UK)	Amiga	Aug, 1989	88 out of 100	88
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Oct, 1989	82 out of 100	82
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Sep, 1989	8 out of 10	80
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Aug, 1989	80 out of 100	80
Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1989	78 out of 100	78
Amiga Computing	Amiga	Sep, 1989	78 out of 100	78
Video Games	Lynx	Feb, 1992	70 out of 100	70
Play Time	Lynx	Mar, 1992	65 out of 100	65
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Lynx	Feb, 1992	23 out of 40	58
The Video Game Critic	Lynx	Nov 27, 2006	C	50

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

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

Awards

• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (issue #00) - #99 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
• Power Play
  • Issue 01/1990 - #3 Best Arcade Port in 1989