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Volfied
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is an arcade video game designed by Fukio Mitsuji and released by Taito in 1989. It is a successor to Qix, with extra features and a futuristic science fiction aesthetic, rather than Qixs abstract geometry style; the player pilots a small spaceship named "Monotros" instead of a marker, and the enemies come in the form of various aliens.
Game data
- Released
- 1989-05-16
- User rating
- 4.57 / 5
- Genres
- Action
- Platforms
- PC, Wii, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, Genesis
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Game details · IGDB
Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship. This shield is not infinite and care should be taken to complete each level as quickly as possible. A counter indicates the level of shield that you have: when it reaches zero then any contact with an alien is deadly whether you are on the 'Shield Line' or not. The idea of the game is to cut areas out of the screen without touching an…
- Released
- 1989
- Genres
- Puzzle, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Legacy Mobile Device
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Engine
- J2ME
- Developer
- Taito
- Publisher
- Tec Toy, Empire Software, Ving Co., Ltd., Taito
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- publication date
- 1989-01-01
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is an arcade video game designed by Fukio Mitsuji and released by Taito in 1989. It is a successor to Qix, with extra features and a futuristic science fiction aesthetic, rather than Qixs abstract geometry style; the player pilots a small spaceship named "Monotros" instead of a marker, and the enemies come in the form of various aliens.
==Plot== Taking place in another galaxy, a space pilot is returning to his home world of Volfied, only to discover that it is under attack by an unknown alien force. The few remaining Volfied inhabitants are in an underground location of the planet and signal the pilot to their aid. The pilot flies to Volfied using his ship's defensive weapons in order to eliminate the alien threat and save his people.