Axelay - Just 15 Minutes
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Axelay is a 1992 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami of Japan for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was released on September 11, 1992 in Japan, later in that month in North America, and the following year in Europe. The game was re-released on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service in Australia and North America in 2007 and in Japan in 2008.
Axelay is a sci-fi scrolling-shooter in the same vein as other Konami titles such as Life Force (Salamander) and Gradius. The game features both horizontal and vertically scrolling levels and allows the player to choose three different weapon-types, which increase in number as they progress through the game.
The game was programmed by Hideo Ueda. Kazuhiko Ishida, credited with "support program" on Axelay, later left Konami to help found Treasure Co. Ltd.
Axelay was composed by Taro Kudo, credited as "Taro." The music for the second stage ("Colony") was remixed by Masanori Adachi, credited as "M.C. Ada". The soundtrack was released on a single 22-song disc on October 21, 1992, published by King Records. The track "Unkai" was included on the Konami All Stars 1993 compilation and the track "Colony" was included on the Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle II disc.
Axelay was originally intended to be a Japanese exclusive, but was given a U.S. release in response to numerous letters from consumers and critics.
Nintendo Power scored Axelay 3.75 out of 5, praising its graphics but noting that its head-on perspective takes some getting used to. Super Play gave the game an 85%. Both IGN and GameSpot gave the Virtual Console re-release of Axelay a 7.5 out of 10.
Axelay is considered by some publications as a classic of its genre. It was voted #91 on Electronic Gaming Monthly's 100 best games of all time in their 100th issue. The website ScrewAttack called it the #6 best 2D shooter of all time. Nintendo Power magazine later called it the #18 best game on the SNES. Super Play listed it number 36 on its list of the top 100 SNES games of all time in 1996.
The Axelay fighter makes an appearance in the Konami title Airforce Delta Strike as an unlockable aircraft.
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