<s>
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
Solvalou	O
starship	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
attacks	O
Xevious	B-Application
forces	O
before	O
they	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
Galaga	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
to	O
rival	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Scramble	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
themed	O
around	O
the	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
and	O
titled	O
Cheyenne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
enemies	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
other	O
popular	O
science	O
fiction	O
works	O
,	O
including	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
UFO	O
,	O
Alien	O
,	O
and	O
Battlestar	B-Application
Galactica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
success	O
for	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
record-breaking	O
sales	O
figures	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
biggest	O
game	O
since	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
paled	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
despite	O
still	O
selling	O
5,295	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
,	O
establishing	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
and	O
inspiring	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
TwinBee	B-Device
and	O
RayForce	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
flying	O
attack	O
craft	O
,	O
the	O
Solvalou	O
,	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Xevious	B-Application
forces	O
plotting	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
"	O
Special	O
Flags	O
"	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Rally-X	B-Application
are	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
semi-random	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Masanobu	O
Endō	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
Namco	O
in	O
April	O
1981	O
as	O
a	O
planner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
were	O
assigned	O
by	O
Namco	O
's	O
marketing	O
department	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
two-button	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
that	O
could	O
rival	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Scramble	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Influenced	O
by	O
ray-tracing	O
,	O
Endō	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sprites	O
to	O
be	O
high-quality	O
and	O
detailed	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
making	O
sure	O
they	O
fit	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
it	O
ran	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Solvalou	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nostromo	O
space	O
tug	O
from	O
Alien	O
,	O
while	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
are	O
homages	O
to	O
starships	O
from	O
popular	O
science	O
fiction	O
works	O
,	O
including	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
UFO	O
and	O
Battlestar	B-Application
Galactica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Flag	O
icons	O
from	O
Rally-X	B-Application
were	O
added	O
due	O
to	O
Endō	O
being	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
Zevious	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
X	O
"	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
sound	O
more	O
exotic	O
and	O
mysterious	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
metallic	O
logo	O
paying	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
pinball	O
table	O
Xenon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Location	O
testing	O
for	O
Xevious	B-Application
was	O
conducted	O
in	O
December	O
1982	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
home	O
conversion	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
was	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
first	O
third-party	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
by	O
Bandai	O
,	O
renamed	O
Xevious	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Avenger	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
published	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
version	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
13	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
were	O
completed	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
mobile	O
phone	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
for	O
J-Sky	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
renamed	O
Xevious	B-Application
Mini	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
for	O
i-Mode	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
for	O
EZweb	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
achievements	O
and	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
received	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
series	O
,	O
named	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
:	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
which	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
3D	O
screen	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Hamster	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
line	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
Namco	O
compilations	O
including	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
50th	I-Library
Anniversary	I-Library
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
Virtual	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
home	O
port	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
3D/G	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Xevious	B-Application
as	O
an	O
extra	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
sequels	O
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
and	O
Xevious	B-Application
Arrangement	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
titles	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
Revenge	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
,	O
awarded	O
by	O
collecting	O
all	O
silver	O
medals	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	O
devices	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
thrilling	O
action	O
and	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
to	O
players	O
fond	O
of	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
and	O
Scramble	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
realistic	O
graphics	O
and	O
intense	O
action	O
made	O
Xevious	B-Application
an	O
easy	O
recommendation	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystik	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
titles	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
and	O
Tron	B-Application
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
their	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
commended	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
accurate	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
praising	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
and	O
"	O
enthralling	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojo	O
greatly	O
praised	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Gradius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
release	O
,	O
German	O
publication	O
Power	O
Play	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
too	O
old	O
"	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
readers	O
instead	O
try	O
out	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Gradius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
applauded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
digital	O
version	O
's	O
emulation	O
quality	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
but	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
both	O
disliked	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
improvements	O
made	O
over	O
previous	O
home	O
releases	O
and	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
has	O
been	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
father	O
"	O
of	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooters	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
and	O
important	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
88th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Xevious	B-Application
ushered	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
age	O
of	O
scrolling	O
overhead	O
shooters	O
in	O
1984	O
with	O
its	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
multi-level	O
targets	O
and	O
catchy	O
theme	O
music.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
greatest	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
1997	O
based	O
on	O
reader	O
vote	O
,	O
applauding	O
its	O
pre-rendered	O
visuals	O
,	O
addictive	O
nature	O
and	O
historical	O
significance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
future	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
namely	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
RayForce	B-Application
and	O
Raiden	B-Application
DX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
labeled	O
it	O
the	O
9th	O
greatest	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
was	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
success	O
for	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
few	O
weeks	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
it	O
recorded	O
record-breaking	O
sales	O
figures	O
that	O
had	O
n't	O
been	O
seen	O
since	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
on	O
Japan	O
's	O
Game	O
Machine	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
November	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
American	O
arcades	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
moderate	O
success	O
,	O
reaching	O
number-four	O
on	O
the	O
Play	O
Meter	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
July	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
sold	O
5,295	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1983	O
,	O
earning	O
about	O
$11.1	O
million	O
( $	O
million	O
inflation	O
adjusted	O
)	O
in	O
US	O
cabinet	O
sales	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
creator	O
Fukio	O
Mitsuji	O
and	O
Rez	B-Application
producer	O
Tetsuya	O
Mizuguchi	O
cite	O
Xevious	B-Application
as	O
having	O
a	O
profound	O
influence	O
on	O
their	O
careers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
is	O
credited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
,	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
-	O
the	O
difficulty	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
more	O
advanced	O
players	O
,	O
alongside	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
and	O
characters	O
that	O
will	O
reset	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
when	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similarly	O
titled	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
:	I-Application
GAMP	I-Application
no	I-Application
Nazo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
intermixed	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
Xevious	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Vs.	O
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Vs.	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
spin-off	O
title	O
starring	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
from	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
Grobda	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	O
and	O
PC-Engine	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
and	O
1990	O
respectively	O
-	O
Xevious	B-Application
Fardraut	O
Saga	O
and	O
Xevious	B-Application
Fardraut	O
Densetsu	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
include	O
a	O
remade	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
alongside	O
a	O
brand-new	O
story	O
mode	O
with	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
power-up	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
two	O
arcade	B-Application
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
-	O
Xevious	B-Application
Arrangement	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
with	O
two-player	O
co-op	O
,	O
and	O
Xevious	B-Application
3D/G	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
with	O
2D	O
gameplay	O
-	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
were	O
soon	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
compiled	O
into	O
Xevious	B-Application
3D/G	I-Application
+	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
final	O
follow-up	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
exclusively	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
title	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
two-player	O
simultaneous	O
co-op	O
alongside	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
a	O
three-part	O
Xevious	B-Application
novel	O
was	O
published	O
,	O
titled	O
Fardraut	O
-	O
the	O
books	O
documented	O
the	O
lore	O
of	O
the	O
Xevious	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
backstory	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Xevious-themed	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Haruomi	O
Hosono	O
of	O
Yellow	O
Magic	O
Orchestra	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
titled	O
Video	O
Game	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compiled	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
other	O
Namco	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mappy	B-Application
and	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
would	O
also	O
spawn	O
the	O
first	O
gameplay	O
recording	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
television	O
commercial	O
for	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
