Project Eden Emulator | Super XYX 4K UHD | Switch Emulation
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Super XYX (スーパーザイクス) is an indie shmup developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox and released on Windows PC on August 10, 2020.
Every character has access to a main shot, a screen-clearing smart bomb, and options.
Each ship has a unique main shot that serves as their primary weapon. The main shot has four power levels and may be leveled up by collecting a power up item. Dying reduces the shot power by one level.
Smart bombs may be used to instantly clear the screen of bullets, gain brief invincibility, and deal damage to on-screen enemies. The player begins the game with 6 bombs and gains at least one bomb after each stage. There is no way to gain bombs mid-stage and bombs will not refill upon dying.
Options fire bullets with the same properties as the ships main shot and may fire in many different formations unique to each character. There are two sets of options. The first option power up item activates the inner options close to the ship and the second option power up activates the outer options further from the ship. These option sets may not necessarily change their firing direction upon cycling option formations. Although the options will maintain a general formation around the player ship, they will not always keep the ship in the center of the formation. This allows the player to very subtly focus fore to one side of their ship. Dying will remove a set of options in the opposite order they are acquired.
When playing this game, it is important to understand your resources and how to use them. In particular, bombs are very powerful since they clear the screen of bullets and grant brief invincibility. The game awards one bomb after each stage, more if you score well, so bombs are generally plentiful. In addition, there is no scoring penalty for using a bomb.
In contrast, dying is very bad. Dying powers you down, which makes it harder to survive. In addition, power ups are rare (especially option power ups) so regaining your lost firepower can take a while, if it is even possible. Finally, dying severely compromises your end stage bonus, meaning you will gain far fewer bombs and lives. Basically, it is always worth saving yourself with a bomb. It is likely you will get the bombs you used back at stage end, and you avoid putting yourself in a far worse position.
It is worth practicing the first three stages to the point where you can clear them without dying and using only a few bombs, since this should leave you with enough lives and bombs to make it through the rest of the game. In addition, this unlocks the bonus Gauntlet stage and true last boss.
Option formations tend to be useful throughout the game, particularly formations which fire at oblique angles or even behind the player. Many bosses can be trivialized by using option formations to attack them from the side or even from the top of the screen.
Many mid-sized enemies, particularly grounded enemies, do not have hurtboxes, so you can easily seal their bullets for safe, point-blank kills.
My Specs:
Laptop Model: Acer Nitro 5
GPU: GTX 1650
CPU: i5-9300H
8GB RAM
Windows 11