espial

(ĭ-spī'əl)
n.

1. The act of watching or observing; observation.
2. A taking notice of something; a discovery.
3. The fact of being seen or noticed.

[Middle English espiaille, from Old French, from espier, to watch. See espy.]

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noun

The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, heed, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, regard, remark. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

• Release Date: 1983
• Genre: Shooter
• Style: Vertical Scrolling Shooter
• Similar Games: Xevious (Arcade)

Review: Overall

A well designed, crisply rendered Xevious copycat, Espial puts players in the role of a space attack pilot flying over a gigantic starship. The mission is to destroy the starship (which acts as a host for "ground-based" targets) while fending off defense squadrons moving in varying flight patterns. A cursor scope positioned ahead of the ship helps in aiming missiles.

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