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Axelay
Sign in to saveis a 1992 scrolling shooter developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in the fictional solar system Illis where an alien empire known as "Armada of Annihilation" invades its planets including the Earth-like Corliss (Mother), players take control of the titular D117B space fighter craft as a last resort to stop the alien invasion by recovering its lost weaponry. The gameplay mainly consist of both vertical-scrolling and horizontal-scrolling stages in the same vein as Konami's own Life Force, with players choosing three different weapon-types that increas
Game data
- Released
- 1992-09-11
- User rating
- 3.62 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- SNES
- ESRB
- Everyone
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Game details · IGDB
An unknown alien race came to this planet and promptly laid waste to it. The remaining defense force has been sent out to try and defeat them. One lucky person gets to fly the latest line of defense ships made: the AX-77 Axelay. However, these ships are still in the prototype stage, and as such, only one exists.
- Released
- 1992
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami, Konami Digital Entertainment, Hyundai
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Axelay
- Video game.image
- Axelay SNES box art.jpg
- Video game.caption
- North American box art
- Video game.developer
- Konami
- Video game.publisher
- Konami
- Video game.producer
- Kazumi Kitaue
- Video game.designer
- Noritoshi Kodama
- Video game.programmer
- Hideo Ueda
- Video game.artist
- Kazuhiro Namba
- Video game.composer
- Taro Kudo
- Video game.platforms
- Super NES
- Video game.genre
- Scrolling shooter
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Konami
- Composer
- Tarō Kudō
- Developer
- Konami
- Game mode
- single-player video game
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 1992-09-11
- distributed by
- Nintendo eShop
- title
- アクスレイ
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Plot
- Development and release
- Reception
- Accolades
- Retrospective reviews
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
is a 1992 scrolling shooter developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in the fictional solar system Illis where an alien empire known as "Armada of Annihilation" invades its planets including the Earth-like Corliss (Mother), players take control of the titular D117B space fighter craft as a last resort to stop the alien invasion by recovering its lost weaponry. The gameplay mainly consist of both vertical-scrolling and horizontal-scrolling stages in the same vein as Konami's own Life Force, with players choosing three different weapon-types that increase in number as they progress through the game.
Headed by Super Castlevania IV producer Kazumi Kitaue, Axelay was developed by most of the same team that would later go on to form Treasure, the creators of Gunstar Heroes. It is regarded by publications as a classic of the shoot 'em up genre, garnering praise for its visuals, music and an advanced selection of weapons available at the time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Axelay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.