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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Critic Reviews

Game Zero	Lynx	Sep, 1992	86 out of 100	86
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Aug, 1989	85 out of 100	85
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Jul, 1989	83 out of 100	83
Amiga User International	Amiga	Sep, 1989	8 out of 10	80
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	ZX Spectrum	Aug, 1989	776 out of 1000	78
The One	Atari ST	Jul, 1989	78 out of 100	78
Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1989	78 out of 100	78
Video Games	Lynx	Feb, 1992	70 out of 100	70
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amstrad CPC	Aug, 1989	547 out of 1000	55
Commodore Force	Commodore 64	Aug, 1993	54 out of 100	54

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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