<s>
Xexyz	B-Device
(	O
pronounced	O
zeks'-zees/zeks'-iz	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1988	B-Application
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
and	O
saw	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
sometime	O
in	O
April	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
year	O
of	O
2777	O
,	O
after	O
Earth	O
has	O
been	O
devastated	O
by	O
nuclear	O
war	O
and	O
natural	O
disasters	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
island	O
nation	O
of	O
Xexyz	B-Device
now	O
being	O
threatened	O
by	O
alien	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Apollo	O
,	O
who	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
alternating	O
format	O
that	O
switches	O
between	O
platform	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
)	O
and	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
action	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
Gradius	B-Application
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
character	O
is	O
prompted	O
to	O
jump	O
into	O
a	O
vehicle	O
(	O
a	O
different	O
one	O
each	O
time	O
)	O
and	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
an	O
auto-scrolling	O
Gradius-like	O
level	O
ending	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xexyz	B-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
