You use your controller to pilot a combat aircraft, which is armed with a forward-firing "shooter" for aerial targets and a "bomber" which fires an unlimited supply of air-to-surface bombs for ground targets.
There are various aerial enemy aircraft which shoot relatively slow bullets, as well as (presumably unpiloted) fast-moving projectiles and exploding black spheres. Ground enemies are a combination of stationary bases and moving vehicles, most of which also fire slow bullets. Giant floating motherships appear in certain areas; these are killed by knocking out their cores. These are considered one of the first level-bosses to be incorporated into a video game.
The game has 1 level, but places change as you cross rivers. The player controlled aircraft continually advances over varying terrain and the boundaries between levels are marked only by dense forests being overflown. If the player dies, play normally resumes from the start of the level. If the player has completed at least 70% of the level before dying, play will begin at the start of the next level instead. As the player controlled aircraft constantly flies forward, it is possible to advance without killing any enemies.
Xevious happened in 8801.
Xevious was created in 1982.
The Game Room - 1999 Xevious Atari 7800 1-10 was released on: USA: 24 December 1999
Xevious Resurrection happened in 2009.
Super Xevious was created in 1984.
Super Xevious happened in 1984.
Xevious Arrangement happened in 1995.
Xevious Arrangement was created in 1995.
Xevious Resurrection was created on 2009-01-29.
The Namco Essentials Xevious can be found at the Namco Museum.
The 'S' flags are carried over from the bonus game, Xevious. Collecting all of these hidden items will unlock the 'Demon Sniper' weapon for use in VS. Mode.
The cast of Xevious - 2003 includes: Kae Araki as Martha Katsuaki Arima as Takeru Kazuya Nakai as Operator A Eiji Sekiguchi as Operator C Nobuyuki Tanaka as Operator D