Underplayed Gems

Xenophobe (1988)

Xenophobe cover
Developer
Bally Midway
Publisher
SUNSOFT
Platforms
Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Arcade

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Frantic alien-extermination arcade shooter across multi-floor bases with escalating enemy waves.

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About

The NES port of Xenophobe, a 1987 arcade game. The goal of each level is to defeat all the aliens before time runs out. Levels may contain more than one floor, and players use elevators or holes to move between floors to defeat all of the aliens. Players can also pick up more powerful weapons and other items to help in their eradication of the aliens.

Screenshots

Xenophobe screenshot 1

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.