Xenon - Atari ST (1988)

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Published on March 17, 2019 4:01:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf5jQNJ4jnA

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Xenon (1988)

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"Xenon" is a vertical scrolling shooter developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Melbourne House in 1988 on the Atari ST.

00:00 Title Screen
00:28 Sector 1 - Level 1
02:55 Boss 1
04:28 Sector 1 - Level 2
06:55 Boss 2
08:07 Sector 2 - Level 1
09:37 Game Over

The player assumes the role of Darrian, a future space pilot in the Federation, currently at war with a mysterious and violent alien species called the Xenites that has lasted a decade. In response to a mayday transmission from Captain Xod following an attack on his trading fleet, Darrian is forced to travel through Xenite occupied territory in order to support.
Xenon is an overhead shooter, in which the player controls a vehicle that is able to transform into a tank or a plane. The transformation can be usually performed by player at any time, to combat particular enemies; however, during some sequences the player is forced to use a specific type of vehicle. During the tank gameplay, the player controls the movement of the playfield (up or down) by simply moving the tank in the direction of choice.
The game features a 3D playfield (some enemies, for example, will be mounted on hills of sort, where the tank can't shoot them). To combat these, the player needs to 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. Upgrades can be taken from destroyed enemies.

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