Game

Xexex 1991

Developed by Konami

  • Shooter, Arcade, Action, Science fiction

Xexex is a 1991 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Konami released in Japan. It draws on Irem's R-Type and Konami's other shoot 'em up Gradius, while adding the tentacle mechanics of Irem's other shoot 'em up XMultiply. In the game, players pilot a ship called the Flintlock in order to save a blue haired princess named Irene of the planet E-Square from an evil lord named Klaus. Each stage is punctuated with a cutscene of the princess crying for help as she is tortured. In the ending, the Flintlock sends the orb back through the atmosphere of the planet, where it morphs into a naked fairy. There are different gameplay mechanics between the original Japanese release and the overseas releases.

ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionshoot 'em upside-scrollingArcade

Log it

Sign in to log this.

Character

Plot-driven, unpretentious, grave and earnest.

  • character-ledplot-driven
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • gravecomic
  • earnestironic
  • contemplativerelentless

Who loves it, who doesn't

No profiled raters yet.

Where do you stand?

Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.

  • “Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”

    Sign in to answer.

    Be the first to answer.

  • “Would a little humor have helped?”

    Sign in to answer.

    Be the first to answer.

  • “Has Xexex aged badly?”

    Sign in to answer.

    Be the first to answer.

Ask the title

A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.

YesNoUnclear