<s>
Xybots	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	B-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Xybots	B-Application
,	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
control	O
"	O
Major	O
Rock	B-Application
Hardy	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Captain	O
Ace	B-Application
Gunn	I-Application
"	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
a	O
3D	O
maze	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
robots	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Xybots	B-Application
whose	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Ed	O
Logg	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
his	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xybots	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
were	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulated	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
various	O
compilations	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
navigate	O
through	O
corridors	O
as	O
either	O
Rock	B-Application
Hardy	I-Application
or	O
Ace	B-Application
Gunn	I-Application
,	O
battling	O
enemy	O
Xybots	B-Application
with	O
a	O
laser	O
gun	O
,	O
seeking	O
cover	O
from	O
enemy	O
fire	O
behind	O
various	O
objects	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Energy	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
at	O
shops	O
between	O
levels	O
,	O
using	O
coins	O
dropped	O
by	O
defeated	O
Xybots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Logg	O
envisioned	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
titled	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
III	O
:	O
Catacombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
marketing	O
department	O
at	O
Atari	O
Games	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
game	O
and	O
made	O
him	O
change	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logg	O
and	O
co-programmer	O
Bob	O
Flanagan	O
eventually	O
settled	O
on	O
a	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Major	B-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
a	O
previous	O
Atari	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drew	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
both	O
Berzerk	B-Application
and	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
for	O
its	O
maze-like	O
stages	O
and	O
shooting	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Xybots	B-Application
was	O
overlooked	O
in	O
arcades	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
complex	O
controls	O
and	O
tricky	O
gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
earnings	O
in	O
arcades	O
was	O
the	O
reason	O
no	O
sequel	O
was	O
ever	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
Xybots	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	O
Games	O
subsidiary	O
Tengen	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Chicago-based	O
NuFX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
by	O
Tengen	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
1990	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
alongside	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
Games	O
titles	O
Paperboy	B-Device
and	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
,	O
but	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Xybots	B-Application
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	O
Games	O
arcade	O
library	O
through	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
Williams	O
,	O
Midway	O
released	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Xybots	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2004	O
console	O
compilation	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
also	O
saw	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Treasures	I-Device
Extended	I-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
dissolution	O
of	O
Midway	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
arcade	O
titles	O
,	O
releasing	O
Xybots	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
for	O
various	O
other	O
platforms	O
through	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
Midway	O
Arcade	O
Level	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
