Classic NES Series - Xevious ROM

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Classic NES Series: Xevious is a Game Boy Advance port of Namco’s Nintendo Entertainment System game Xevious. There were no enhancements made to the game other than portability. This was the first and only time the game was released on the Game Boy Advance, though on the GameCube it was available as an unlockable in the Namco developed, Nintendo published game Star Fox Assault.

Xevious is a vertically scrolling shooter. The player controls a flying attack craft, the Solvalou, to destroy the Xevious forces plotting to take over Earth. The Solvalou has two weapons: a zapper that fires projectiles at flying enemies and a blaster for bombing ground installations and vehicles. A reticle in front of the ship shows where bombs will land. The game has a total of 16 connected areas, which loop back to the first after completing them all. Dying about 70% through starts the player at the beginning of the next.

Areas are geographically distinct, with features such as forests, roads, rivers, and mechanical structures. Certain areas have Nazca lines placed on the ground, some in the “condor” design. The game becomes progressively more difficult as the player becomes more skilled. Once the player does well at destroying a certain enemy type, a more advanced enemy type replaces it. Destroying flashing-red “Zolback” radars found on the ground will cause the game to switch back to easier enemies.