<s>
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
overwhelming	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
existing	O
Xevious	B-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
Galaga	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
enemy	O
types	O
include	O
metallic	O
Galaxian	B-Application
flagships	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
Namco	O
collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
starship	O
,	O
the	O
Solvalou	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
supercomputer	O
named	O
GAMP	O
and	O
its	O
Xevious	B-Application
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
"	O
Special	O
Flags	O
"	O
from	O
Rally-X	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
uncovered	O
,	O
which	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
includes	O
multiple	O
additions	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
enemy	O
types	O
include	O
fighter	O
jets	O
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
helicopters	O
,	O
and	O
silver-plated	O
Galaxian	B-Application
flagships	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
found	O
in	O
specific	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Xevious	B-Application
3D/G	I-Application
+	I-Application
drew	O
mixed	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graeme	O
Nicholson	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
Play	O
UK	O
,	O
believed	O
that	O
while	O
Super	O
was	O
still	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
posed	O
enough	O
challenge	O
,	O
its	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Xevious	B-Application
were	O
few	O
and	O
far	O
between	O
and	O
"[spoiled]	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
slightly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
AllGames	O
Earl	O
Green	O
noted	O
of	O
Supers	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
and	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
its	O
enhanced	O
challenge	O
and	O
differences	O
in	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
superior	O
update	O
to	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
writer	O
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
showed	O
appreciation	O
towards	O
its	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
silver	O
Galaxian	B-Application
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
