Exolon
Exolon | |
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Run and gun | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Exolon is a
Gameplay
The player takes control of a futuristic soldier named Vitorc
The enemies themselves are varied, taking the forms of flying aliens of the type traditionally found in shoot 'em up games as well as homing missiles, fixed guns, tanks, land mines, swarming red pods and "crushers" which shoot out of the ground.
Partway through each level, there is a pod in which the player can "upgrade" until the end of the current level to an armoured exoskeleton with improved weapons and armour. Completing the level without this upgrade results in a score bonus.
Reception
Publication | Award |
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Crash | Crash Smash |
Sinclair User | SU Classic |
Your Sinclair | Megagame |
Amstrad Action | Mastergame[5] |
The ZX Spectrum version of Exolon was placed at the top of the
Legacy
After developing the two Cybernoid titles in 1988, Cecco's next game was Stormlord. It is considered a spiritual successor to Exolon[2][7] and used the same main character sprite during development.[4]
Exolon is one of the games included with the C64 Direct-to-TV (2004).
In December 2005, Retrospec released an updated remake of Exolon for Microsoft Windows. It can be downloaded from the Retrospec website, [1].
References
- ^ "Censored!". The Games Machine. No. 20. Newsfield. July 1989. p. 54-56. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9781844991365.
- ^ "The Making of Exolon". Retro Gamer. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Cecco's Log". Crash. No. 55. Newsfield. August 1988. p. 48-49. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- Future Publishing, issue 24, September 1987
- ^ "Woolworths Top 30 September 1987". Computer and Video Games. No. 72. EMAP. October 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Stormlord Review". The Games Machine. No. 18. Newsfield. May 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
External links
- 1987 review of Exolon from Crash magazine.
- Exolon at Lemon 64
- Exolon at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Exolon at Atari Mania
- Exolon at Amiga Hall of Light
- Enterprise 128 conversions (in Hungarian) both from ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC