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Xexex[lower-alpha 1], released as Orius in North America, is a 1991 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami. It draws on Irem's R-Type and Konami's other shoot 'em up Gradius, while adding the tentacle mechanics of Irem's other shoot 'em up XMultiply. It did not see a home port until 2007, when it was included in the compilation Salamander Portable, released only in Japan for the PlayStation Portable.

Xexex
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Director(s)	Toshiaki Takatori
Programmer(s)	Tatsuo Fujii Tetsuya Wada
Artist(s)	Chiyoko Hanano Kuniaki Kakuwa M. Machiguchi
Composer(s)	Hidenori Maezawa Motoaki Furukawa Satoko Miyawaki Ayako Hashimoto
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	JP: October 1991[1][2] EU: 1991 NA: 1991
Genre(s)	Horizontally scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player Co-op

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to R-Type and X-Multiply.[3][4][5] The player's ship, the Flintlock, has a detachable orb attachment called the Flint, which behaves similar to R-Type's Force Device. Power-ups can be obtained in the Japanese version to increase the Flint's power, movement speed, change the main weapon, or even give the player an extra life.

There are different gameplay mechanics between the original Japanese release and the overseas releases. The overseas versions introduce a variety of changes, with the most notable being the removal of all but one upgradable weapon. The enemy patterns are also changed slightly.

• In the Japanese version, the player starts with the Proton Laser, a thin stream of weak bullets. Defeating certain enemies will drop other weapons. The name of the current weapon is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
• In the overseas versions, the only available weapon is the Proton Laser; picking up power-ups increases the spread of the weapon. Missiles are a secondary weapon.

Plot

In the game, players pilot a ship called the Flintlock in order to save a blue-haired princess named Elaine of the planet E-Square from an evil lord named Klaus. Each stage is punctuated with a cutscene of the princess crying for help.

Development and release

Xexex was developed by Konami.[6][7]

At the 2021 Tokyo Game Show, Hamster Corporation announced that Xexex would be re-released for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch as part of their Arcade Archives series.[8]

Reception and legacy

In Japan, Game Machine listed Xexex on their November 15, 1991 issue as being the fifth most-popular arcade game at the time.[14] In the January 1992 issue of Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine, the game was ranked on the number ten spot in popularity.[15] At the 1992 Gamest Awards, Xexex was awarded Best Graphics (beating Virtua Racing) and Best VGM (beating Metal Black). Xexex was also nominated for Game of the Year (ranked 4th), Best Shooter (ranked 2nd), and Best Direction (ranked 6th), but lost to Street Fighter II′: Champion Edition, Sonic Wings, and Art of Fighting, respectively.[13]

Xexex has been met with positive reception from critics since its initial launch.[5]

Konami released four Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game cards as a reference to Xexex; Flint, Flint Lock, Flint Attack (Flint Missile) and King of Destruction Xexex.

Notes

References

External links

• Orius at GameFAQs
• Xexex at Killer List of Videogames
• Xexex at MobyGames

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