- Exolon
Infobox VG| title = Exolon
developer =Raffaele Cecco
publisher = Hewson
designer =
engine =
released =1987 ,1989
genre =Run and gun
modes =Single player
ratings = N/A
platforms =Amiga ,Amstrad CPC ,Atari ST ,Commodore 64 ,ZX Spectrum
media = Cassette,Floppy disk
requirements =
input = Keyboard,Joystick "Exolon" is a
run and gun game programmed byRaffaele Cecco and published by Hewson in1987 for the SinclairZX Spectrum ,Commodore 64 andAmstrad CPC 8-bit computers. It was later converted to the 16-bitAmiga andAtari ST platforms.Gameplay
The player takes control of a futuristic soldier across several flick-screen levels of gameplay. The screens that make up these levels are filled with various generic aliens as well as gun-emplacements, homing-missiles, land-mines and other hazards. The player can defend themselves with both a gun and rocket-propelled
grenades . The two different weapons are effective against different enemies.The enemies themselves are very varied taking the form of flying aliens of the type traditionally found in shoot 'em ups as well as homing missiles, fixed guns,
tanks ,land mines , swarming red pods and "crushers" which shoot out of the ground.Part-way through each level, there is a pod in which the player can "upgrade" until the end of the current level to an armoured
exoskeleton with improved weapons and armour. Attempting to finish the level without this upgrade results in a score bonus.Legacy
In December
2005 ,Retrospec released an updated remake of "Exolon" for Windows-based computers. It can be downloaded from their website [http://retrospec.sgn.net/] . It was also one of the games featured on theC64 Direct-to-TV , released in 2004.ee also
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Cybernoid "External links
* [http://www.crashonline.org.uk/43/exolon.htm 1987 review of "Exolon"] from "Crash" magazine.
*Lemon64 game|id=867
*WoS game|id=0001686
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/exolon http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/exolon]
* [http://www.easyretro.com/node/115/Exolon.html Play Exolon online]
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