Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
MobyRank MobyScore
Amstrad CPC
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...
Atari ST
...
4.0
DOS
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3.0

Description

Xenon is the obscure and mysterious prequel to the much better known Xenon 2: Megablast. The game is actually nothing like its successor, with completely different control scheme and gameplay. The plot overlaps however, with the Xenites making their first attempt to control the galaxy.

Xenon is essentially an overhead shooter, where you control the ship and move around the screen. However, the difference between Xenon and its sequel is that here you actually control the movement of the playfield (up or down) by simply moving the ship in the direction of your choice. To do this in the sequel, you need to slam your ship against the bottom of the screen and pull back on the stick in order to reverse-scroll the playfield.

It also features a 3D playfield (some enemies, for example, will be mounted on hills of sort, where you can't shoot them). To combat these the player can transform its tank into a plane. The game then switches to the more familiar gameplay style as seen in other vertically scrolling shooters. The plane has to transform back into a tank again to combat most ground units.

In Xenon, upgrades are taken from destroyed enemies.

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User Reviews

Not even remotely as good as its successor. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4496)
Another unworthy conversion MSX Игги Друге (31591)
Bad port of an ST classic DOS seymour butz (23)

The Press Says

Zzap! Amiga Apr, 1988 84 out of 100 84
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) ZX Spectrum Apr, 1989 819 out of 1000 82
Power Play Atari ST Mar, 1988 4.5 out of 10 45

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Trivia

The first game by The Bitmap Brothers, released in January 1988, Xenon was the first product that effectively showed how the 16 bit computers were capable of offering the game player a more challenging gaming experience. Through its combination of excellent graphics and a great sound track, Xenon set the standard for 16 bit games. After extensive coverage on ITV’s ‘Get Fresh’ it made history as the first ever Amiga game to enter the UK Top 40.


This entry was contributed by Quapil Bronze Star Contributing Member (4676), seymour butz (23), Kabushi (38143), Martin Smith (63807) and Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4496)
 

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