Exed Exes
Exed Exes (エグゼドエグゼス, Eguzedo Eguzesu)[1] is a vertically scrolling shooter that was released in arcades in 1985 by Capcom. It was originally published in North America as Savage Bees, licensed to Memetron .[2]
| Exed Exes | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Capcom Micronics (Famicom) |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom Tokuma Shoten (Famicom) |
| Designer(s) | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Composer(s) | Tamayo Kawamoto |
| Platform(s) | Arcade (original) Famicom, PlayStation, Saturn, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Virtual Console |
| Release | February 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Vertically scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | multiplayer; up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Display | Raster 224 x 256 pixels (Vertical), 256 colors |
It was also included with its original name on the Capcom Generations Volume 3 for Saturn and PlayStation, Capcom Classics Collection of PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded for PlayStation Portable. This game has been released for the Wii Virtual Console Arcade in Japan on September 21, 2010, the PAL region on January 7, 2011, and in North America on January 10, 2011. In 2013, it was released on Capcom Arcade Cabinet for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Savage Bees. Colonel Issue appears as a cameo character in Project X Zone 2 as part of Captain Commando's Solo Unit attack.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Exed Exes on their March 15, 1985 issue as being the fifteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[3]
References
- Packaging refers to the game in full as Chou Fuyuu Yousai Exed Exes (超浮遊要塞 EXED EXES).
- "Savage Bees". The International Arcade Museum.
- "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 256. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 March 1985. p. 21.