Xexex - Revision history

Frostyryker at 19:46, 21 March 2024

2024-03-21T19:46:49Z

Trap15: Video index link

2023-11-20T08:40:22Z

Video index link

Frostyryker at 17:13, 19 November 2023

2023-11-19T17:13:56Z

NullNotBub: Minor fixes

2023-06-08T02:28:09Z

Minor fixes

NullNotBub: Described how 1UPs spawn in the game.

2023-02-06T00:40:41Z

Described how 1UPs spawn in the game.

NullNotBub: /* Loops */

2023-02-05T03:18:24Z

Loops

NullNotBub: /* Revisional Differences */

2023-02-05T03:17:30Z

Revisional Differences

NullNotBub: Added revision differences.

2023-02-05T02:59:38Z

Added revision differences.

NullNotBub: CHARGE THE ENEMY! Will be working more on this later.

2023-02-04T12:24:41Z

CHARGE THE ENEMY! Will be working more on this later.

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[[File:XEXEX_Logo.png|400px|center]]
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{{GameInfobox
| bordercolor = black
| title = Xexex
| background = #f8f8f8
| image = XEXEX_Title.png
| width = 256px;
| imagecaption = Title screen
| imagescalepx = 200px
| developer = [[Konami]]
| music = Motoaki Furukawa Hidenori Maezawa Satoko Miyawaki Akiko Hashimoto
| program = Toshiaki Takatori Tatsuo Fujii Tetsuya Wada
| art = M. Machiguchi Kuniaki Kakuwa Chiyoko Hanano
| releasedate = 1991
| nextgame = [[Pop’n TwinBee]]
}}

''[[Xexex]]'' ''(ゼクセクス)'' is a horizontal scrolling shoot em' up developed and published by ''[[Konami]]'' in 1991. It is an original project that brings over mechanics from other shooting games such as the ''[[Gradius]]'' series and ''[[Irem|Irem's]]'' ''[[R-Type]]'' and ''[[X Multiply]]''.

Despite the positive reception towards the game, the sudden boom in popularity of fighting games caused Xexex to sell poorly. The game would be localized to other regions, with the US version being renamed to '''''Orius'''''. Despite adding 2 player co-op, the gameplay is altered drastically. And due to the advanced graphics used in the game, ports were never seen until the far future.

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==Gameplay Overview==
''Xexex'' takes place across 7 different stages, with each one having a different and unique appearance. Using the Flintlock, the player will need to shoot down everything that they come across and use their Flint for either offensive or defensive use. At the end of each level is a boss fight, with each boss having a weak spot which must be destroyed to proceed to the next stage. In between stages are cutscenes that show Princess Irene pleading her help and/or Klaus taunting the player.
===Controls===

[[File:XEXEX_Controls.png|frameless|none|upright]]
Xexex is a two-button game. Piloting the Flintlock TMF01, the ship can move in 8 directions, fire a wide variety of shot types, and manipulate a biological weapon called the Flint

*'''A:''' Fires main shot.

*'''A (Hold):''' Charges up the Flint.

*'''A (Release):''' Unleashes a powerful, long-range tentacle attack.

*'''B:''' Drops the Flint directly in front of the ship. Pressing the button while the Flint is deployed will call it back to your ship.

*'''B, while charged:''' Shoots the Flint forward a great distance.

===Hitbox===
The Flintlock's hitbox is quite large, covering most of the ship, it's front arms, and the engine in the back. It's best advised to use your Flint to block incoming enemy shots. The back tips of the ship will emit sparks if they touch a surface.

===Weapons===
====The Flint====
The Flint, just like the Force Pod from ''R-Type'', is invincible, blocks bullets, and has tentacles. The ship always starts with it and only attaches to the front of the ship. The Flint itself starts off with one tentacle, but more can be added by collecting the appropriate power-up, up a maximum of three.

While the Flint is attached to the ship, It acts as a shield with a relatively small size. When deployed, the Flint's tentacles will sprout out and block bullets, home into enemies, and deal damage to whatever they touch. The ship will be able to rapidly shoot by holding the A button in this state.

If the Flint's core touches the center of any organic part of an enemy or boss, it will latch onto it and deal continuous damage until the enemy is destroyed or the enemy goes offscreen.

=====Controlling the Flint=====
The Flint itself can be used in a variety of ways. With the Flint attached to the ship, holding down the A button will charge it up, up to a maximum of two times. While charged, the following actions can be performed:

*Releasing the A button will unleash a tentacle attack. This attack has a very long range and does great damage towards enemies. The more tentacles the Flint has, the wider the attack gets. Releasing A when charged up a second time will make the attack go across the entire screen. Do note that the tentacles can be stopped by terrain.

*Pressing B while charged will launch the Flint forward at a very high velocity, piercing through any small enemies in the way. A level 2 charge will launch the Flint further; across the entire screen. If the Flint hits any terrain or a large enemy while being launched, it will produce an explosion that does extra damage.

Pressing B without charging will drop the Flint a small distance ahead of the ship. This is useful if you need to avoid enemy fire from behind.

====Main Shot====
The Flintlock starts off with a basic Photon Beam shot. This shot does a decent amount of damage but the projectile is tiny. Other weapons and items can be acquired by destroying rapidly flashing enemies.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Item
! Desciption
|-
! [[File:XEXEX HomingLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Homing Laser'''
| Fires a burst of three lasers. The top and bottom lasers divert and home onto the nearest enemy, up to 90 degrees.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX ShadowLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Shadow Laser'''
| Functions identically to the laser weapon in ''Gradius'', except leaving behind a trail.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX RoundLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Round Laser'''
| Shoots a shotgun-like blast of five shots, which encircle into each other after some distance.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX SpiralLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Spiral Laser'''
| A persisting laser that gets wider the further the shot gets. Functions like a combination of the normal Laser and Ripple Laser from the ''Gradius'' series.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX SearchLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Search Laser'''
| A heat seeking laser that actively hunts down enemies.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX GroundLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Ground Laser'''
| Shoots a long laser that travels along the ground alongside a regular shot.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX Speed Up.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Speed Up'''
| Speeds up the Flintlock.
|-
! [[File:XEXEX Flint.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Flint'''
| Adds a tentacle to the Flint. Up to a maximum to three.
|}

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 | art = M. Machiguchi </br> Kuniaki Kakuwa </br> Chiyoko Hanano
 | releasedate = 1991
-| nextgame = [[Pop’n TwinBee]]
+| previousgame = [[Crisis Force]]
 }}

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 Despite the positive reception towards the game, the sudden boom in popularity of fighting games caused Xexex to sell poorly. The game would be localized to other regions, with the US version being renamed to '''''Orius'''''. Despite adding 2 player co-op, the gameplay is altered drastically. And due to the advanced graphics used in the game, ports were never seen until the far future.
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 *'''There is no rapid-fire when the Flint is detached from the ship.'''
 *'''Pressing B without charging will always shoot out the Flint as if it was charged to level 1.'''
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	*'''There is no rapid-fire when the Flint is detached from the ship.'''		*'''There is no rapid-fire when the Flint is detached from the ship.'''
	*'''Pressing B without charging will always shoot out the Flint as if it was charged to level 1.'''		*'''Pressing B without charging will always shoot out the Flint as if it was charged to level 1.'''
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		+	= Video References =
		+
		+	[[Xexex/Video Index\|Video Index for Xexex]]
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		+	[[Category:Horizontal orientation]]

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 | Shoots a long laser that travels along the ground alongside a regular shot.
 |-
-! [[File:XEXEX Speed Up.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Speed Up'''
+! [[File:XEXEX Speed Up.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Speed'''
 | Speeds up the Flintlock.
 |-
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 *Stage 1 has a different color palette. The stage boss has more health.{{unconfirmed}}
 *Stage 4's tunnels are narrower when the paths split, making it harder to maneuver.
-*Stage 5 uses a different color palette. Erupting volcanoes are added halfway through the stage. There is a huge increase in large flying enemies.
+*Stage 5 uses a different color palette. More erupting volcanoes are added halfway through the stage. There is a huge increase in large flying enemies.
 *Stage 6 has an extra battleship during the high-speed section.
-*Stage 7's Zub-like enemies appear much more often. The final boss fires a homing attack during the first phase.
+*Stage 7's Zub-like enemies appear much more often. The final boss' ring attack homes onto the player.
 There is no additional loops after. The game ends after completing the second loop.
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 *There is now 2-player co-op, with a new, second Flintlock that has a different appearance.
 *The Flintlock has a slightly smaller hitbox.{{unconfirmed}}
 *There are no lives in the game. Replacing it is an energy meter that when runs out, requires the player to continue.
 *'''All laser power-ups are removed, and are replaced with much simpler weapons.'''
 *'''Enemies are more abundant and take more hits to destroy, even appearing in different stages.'''
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 ! Desciption
 |-
-! [[File:XEXEX RoundLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Spread Shot'''
+! [[File:XEXEX RoundLaser.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Laser'''
 | Replaces the Photon Beam with a 2-way spread shot. Additional pickups add an addition shot to the spread, up to a 5-way spread.
 |-
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 | Allows the Flintlock to fire homing missiles over and under itself. Additional pickups add more missiles and increase their travel speed.
 |-
-! [[File:XEXEX Speed Up.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Speed Up'''
+! [[File:XEXEX Speed Up.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Speed'''
 | Speeds up the Flintlock.
 |-
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 ===Controls===
 Several changes were made to how firing and the Flint functions.
-*Charging the Flint instantly charges it to level 2 when charged.
+*Charging the Flint is slower than normal, which instantly charges to level 2 once charged.
 *'''There is no rapid-fire when the Flint is detached from the ship.'''
 *'''Pressing B without charging will always shoot out the Flint as if it was charged to level 1.'''

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 ==Gameplay Overview==
-''Xexex'' takes place across 7 different stages, with each one having a different and unique appearance. Using the Flintlock, the player will need to shoot down everything that they come across and use their Flint for either offensive or defensive use. At the end of each level is a boss fight, with each boss having a weak spot which must be destroyed to proceed to the next stage. In between stages are cutscenes that show Princess Irene pleading her help and/or Klaus taunting the player.
+''Xexex'' takes place across 7 different stages, with each one having a different and unique appearance. Using the Flintlock, the player will need to shoot down everything that they come across and use their Flint for either offensive or defensive use, whilst changing their shot type by collecting labeled pickups. At the end of each level is a boss fight, with each boss having a weak spot which must be destroyed to proceed to the next stage. In between stages are cutscenes that show Princess Irene pleading her help and/or Klaus taunting the player.
-The only way to earn extends is by finding them in secret locations. However, there are unlimited continues.
+Random power-ups can be found by shooting secret locations in the level. There is a slim chance a 1UP can appear in these spots. This is the only way to earn extends.
 ===Controls===
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 While the Flint is attached to the ship, It acts as a shield with a relatively small size. When deployed, the Flint's tentacles will sprout out and block bullets, home into enemies, and deal damage to whatever they touch. The ship will be able to rapidly shoot by holding the A button in this state.
-If the Flint's core touches the center of any organic part of an enemy or boss, it will latch onto it and deal continuous damage until the enemy is destroyed or the enemy goes offscreen.
+If the Flint's core touches the center of any organic part of an enemy or boss, it will latch onto it and deal continuous damage until the enemy is destroyed or the enemy goes offscreen or moves fast enough.
 =====Controlling the Flint=====
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 |-
 ! [[File:XEXEX Energy.png|frameless|none|upright]]'''1UP'''
-| Grants an extra ship. Can be found by revealing secret locations.
+| Grants an extra ship. Can be found randomly by revealing secret locations.
 |}

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 ===Gameplay===
 All three revised versions of the game function the same. The gameplay itself received several changes:
-*There is now 2-player co-op, with a new, second Flintlock that has a slightly different appearance.
+*Each stage has a proper name, instead of "CHARGE THE ENEMY" being displayed when the stage starts.
 *The Flintlock has a slightly smaller hitbox.{{unconfirmed}}
 *There are no lives in the game. Replacing it is an energy meter that when runs out, requires the player to continue.
 *Checkpoints are removed. Players now respawn upon continuing.
 *'''All laser power-ups are removed, and are replaced with much simpler weapons.'''
-*'''Enemies are more abundant and take more hits to destroy. Bosses have much more health.'''
+*'''Enemies are more abundant and take more hits to destroy, even appearing in different stages.'''
 {| class="wikitable"

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 ==Gameplay Overview==
 ''Xexex'' takes place across 7 different stages, with each one having a different and unique appearance. Using the Flintlock, the player will need to shoot down everything that they come across and use their Flint for either offensive or defensive use. At the end of each level is a boss fight, with each boss having a weak spot which must be destroyed to proceed to the next stage. In between stages are cutscenes that show Princess Irene pleading her help and/or Klaus taunting the player.
 ===Controls===
 </br>
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 The Flint itself can be used in a variety of ways. With the Flint attached to the ship, holding down the A button will charge it up, up to a maximum of two times. While charged, the following actions can be performed:
-*Releasing the A button will unleash a tentacle attack. This attack has a very long range and does great damage towards enemies. The more tentacles the Flint has, the wider the attack gets. Releasing A when charged up a second time will make the attack go across the entire screen. Do note that the tentacles can be stopped by terrain.
+*Releasing the A button will unleash a tentacle attack. This attack has a very long range and does great damage towards enemies, but is weak towards bosses. The more tentacles the Flint has, the wider the attack gets. Releasing A when charged up a second time will make the attack go across the entire screen. Do note that the tentacles can be stopped by terrain.
 *Pressing B while charged will launch the Flint forward at a very high velocity, piercing through any small enemies in the way. A level 2 charge will launch the Flint further; across the entire screen. If the Flint hits any terrain or a large enemy while being launched, it will produce an explosion that does extra damage.
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 ! [[File:XEXEX Flint.gif|frameless|none|upright]]'''Flint'''
 | Adds a tentacle to the Flint. Up to a maximum to three.
 |}