Exzisus
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Exzisus is a 1987
Horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game
released by Taito Corporation
which was only available in Japan until it was later included in a compilation of Taito arcade games Taito Legends volume 1
for the PlayStation 2
, Xbox
and Windows. The player controlled a giant robot that could transform into a space-ship or be accompanied by robotic animal helpers in an attempt to free four planets from a mechanical enemy.
Any mechanical animals assisting the player during robot form would converge with the robot once the A item was collected, combining their firepower. A checkpoint was active, though an on-screen map would show the player how close to the end they were. During a boss fight, the map would change to the boss' health meter. Extends were awarded with every 100,000 points. While destroying enemy waves, there was always a mid-section composed of various barriers that the player needed to avoid getting hit by such as asteroids and ice-blocks.
D - Disruption: Colored white and green. Collecting these would widen the player's shots.
D - Destruction: Colored blue and purple. This would destroy any and all enemies on-screen.
F - Full Automatic: Colored green and yellow. Increased firing rate.
L - Laser Lighting Blaster: Colored white and red. This would give the player longer, stronger shots.
M - Guided Missiles: Colored white and yellow. This would make the bombs sweep over the surface of the level. Collecting the power-up again would give the missiles homing capabilities.
O: Colored White. Collecting this would call in a mechanical bird that would support cover-fire with a Laser weapon. Collecting this a second time would call a mechanized dog with a Wave weapon.
1987 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* January 14, Nintendo releases Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in January for the Famicom Disk System in Japan only. The game would go unreleased in America for nearly two years afterwards.* February 20, Konami releases Contra...
Horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game
Arcade game
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released by Taito Corporation
Taito Corporation
The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company....
which was only available in Japan until it was later included in a compilation of Taito arcade games Taito Legends volume 1
Taito Legends
Taito Legends is a compilation of 29 arcade games released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC in October 2005. The games were originally developed by Taito Corporation. The European release was published by Empire Interactive, who had licensed the games from Taito and developed the compilation...
for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
, Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
and Windows. The player controlled a giant robot that could transform into a space-ship or be accompanied by robotic animal helpers in an attempt to free four planets from a mechanical enemy.
Gameplay
Players controlled a giant flying robot that could walk along the surface of each level as well as crouch. The robot was equipped to fire bombs from its back and shots from its gun simultaneously. By collecting A items, the robot would transform into a ship which had the advantage of adding one extra point of health and increasing speed. However, once the player transformed into the ship, the ship could not brush against the surface of the level or it would count as a hit. Despite that, the surface would disappear during boss fights, yet the ship and its bombs could still detect it, though the ship would not be damaged by it.Any mechanical animals assisting the player during robot form would converge with the robot once the A item was collected, combining their firepower. A checkpoint was active, though an on-screen map would show the player how close to the end they were. During a boss fight, the map would change to the boss' health meter. Extends were awarded with every 100,000 points. While destroying enemy waves, there was always a mid-section composed of various barriers that the player needed to avoid getting hit by such as asteroids and ice-blocks.
Items
A - Aerodynamic Power: Colored white and dark blue. Collecting these would transform the robot into a spaceship.D - Disruption: Colored white and green. Collecting these would widen the player's shots.
D - Destruction: Colored blue and purple. This would destroy any and all enemies on-screen.
F - Full Automatic: Colored green and yellow. Increased firing rate.
L - Laser Lighting Blaster: Colored white and red. This would give the player longer, stronger shots.
M - Guided Missiles: Colored white and yellow. This would make the bombs sweep over the surface of the level. Collecting the power-up again would give the missiles homing capabilities.
O: Colored White. Collecting this would call in a mechanical bird that would support cover-fire with a Laser weapon. Collecting this a second time would call a mechanized dog with a Wave weapon.