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Xybots
Sign in to saveXybots is a 1987 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. Players control "Major Rock Hardy" and "Captain Ace Gunn", who must travel through a three-dimensional maze and battle a series of robots known as the Xybots, whose mission is to destroy all mankind. The game features a split screen display showing the gameplay on the bottom half of the screen and information on player status and the current level on the top half.
Game data
- Released
- 1987-01-01
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Action
- Platforms
- Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, Atari Lynx
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Game details · IGDB
Xybots is a sci-fi shooter with pseudo-3D environments explored from a third-person perspective. The game can be played by one or two players; the two-player mode takes place on a split screen. The hero(es) must move through a series of Gauntlet-style underground mazes, killing the bad guys and collecting health and other bonuses from flying saucers. It's designed to be played co-operatively, although bullets from one player can harm the other.
- Released
- 1987
- Genres
- Shooter, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
- Game modes
- Single player, Split screen
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Publisher
- Domark Software, The Hit Squad, Tengen, Atari Games
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- publication date
- 1987-00-00
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Xybots is a 1987 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. Players control "Major Rock Hardy" and "Captain Ace Gunn", who must travel through a three-dimensional maze and battle a series of robots known as the Xybots, whose mission is to destroy all mankind. The game features a split screen display showing the gameplay on the bottom half of the screen and information on player status and the current level on the top half.
Designed by Ed Logg, it was originally conceived as a sequel to his previous title, Gauntlet. The game was well received, with reviewers lauding the game's various features, particularly the cooperative multiplayer aspect. Despite this, it was met with limited financial success, which has been attributed to its unique control scheme that involves rotating the joystick to turn the player character. Xybots was ported to various personal computers and the Atari Lynx handheld. Versions for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive were announced, but never released. Emulated versions of the arcade game were later released as part of various compilations, starting with Midway Arcade Treasures 2 in 2004.