Underplayed Gems

Classic NES Series: Xevious (2004)

Classic NES Series: Xevious cover
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Game Boy Advance
Genres
Shooter
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop
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How it feels

A faithful handheld port of a classic vertical shooter, fast and reflex-testing.

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About

Invaders from space have landed on Earth, but you have a housewarming gift they're not going to like. Hop into your Solvalou and take back Earth in Xevious, part of the NES Classics Series on the Game Boy Advance. In this vertical-scrolling game, it's up to you to shoot air targets and bomb ground forces in the effort to bring down the alien motherships. Each level contains hidden bonus points, extra lives, and more secrets.

Screenshots

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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.