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Xenocide

Xenocide is a vertical scrolling shoot'em up, with limited scrolling in the horizontal direction.

The game runs in 320x256x8bpp (Mode13) on all machines with RiscOS 3 and above (Including StrongARM). An ARM 3 or greater is recomended but the games seems to run resonable on an ARM 250 (even on an ARM 2 it may run ok). It requites 4Mb of memory. The full version features 4 levels (Mars, Space, Planet surface and Coastal) each with 2 stages (each with an end of stage boss). That's effectively 8 levels. There is then a final stage, the Ice Wastes, were you have to destroy the final end of game boss.

The game is shareware and you can download a cut down shareware version from this site. This only has the Mars and Space level sets. It also doesn't allow you to buy some of the more powerful equipment in the shop. Registration is 8 UKP (plus 2 UKP if orderering from outside the UK).

Some features of the game (those marked with a * are only in the registered version):

A map two screens wide, so it scrolls left and right as well as up.

A scanner, scanning two screens ahead to detect incoming craft.

Large and varied bosses at the end of every stage.

Fully redefinable keys, including 3 pre-defined sets.

Joystick support.

Saving and Loading of games. *

In-game Sound and a unique beginning music track.

Choice of 4 different ships.

Thunderer - Tough Fighter, reasonable speed.

GyrFalcon - Rapid assault craft, very manoeuvrable.

Mirage - Small scout craft, very fast, but not so tough.

Archon - Heavy attack craft, hard as nails but slow. *

8 different primary weapons:

Vulcan Cannon - Standard frontal weapon.

Plasma Discharger - More powerful version of the Vulcan Cannon.

Scatter Blaster - Low power, Wide angle.

Ion Accelerator - Devastating three-way firepower.

Pulse Laser - A slow firing solid beam of death.

Gyro Laser - Continuous fire beam weapon. *

Disruptor Pulse launcher - Reality warping pulses of alien energy. *

Tesla Cannon - Twin bolts of raw EMP power, and virtually unstoppable too!. *

9 different secondary weapons:

Vulcan Cannon - Additional firepower to the left and right.

Plasma Discharger - Extra wide-angle punch.

Scatter Blaster - Protect your flanks with a hail of bullets.

Ion Accelerator - 3-way to the left, 3-way to the right.

Smart Plasma - This little beauty aims itself. *

X-Plasma - Four way split, 360 degree rotating plasma balls.

Fusion Ball Launcher - Oscillating energy pulses, firing forwards. *

Vortex Missile Rack - Twin-linked rockets, with plasma warheads.

Fireball Fountain - Enhances your forward fire arc. *

6 types of support drone:

Gunship Drone - Mounts Vulcan, Plasma, Scatter, Ion or Pulse Laser.

Missile Drone - Mounts either Vortex or Rapid Multi-Missile systems.

Flamer Drone - Massive jets of superheated plasma death.

Rear Defence Drone - Rear or sideways firing.

Orbiter Drones - Rotating spheres, mounting high energy Plasma Pulse Launchers.

Ram Drone - High density, High velocity. Smashes apart those alien scum.

2 Super Weapons:

Plasma Cascade - Lethal matter/antimatter chain reaction.

Aurora Device - Screen clearing ring of energy spheres. *

If you have an suggestions, comments or any general feedback about Xenocide, then feel free to contact us.


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Email Skullsoft: support@skullsoft.co.uk A PGP key is available here

Last updated: 05-Feb-2000