X Multiply (Shoot Em Up) (Arcade)

1989 · shooter · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 2 · Nintendo Switch · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

PLAY ONLINE : https://archive.org/details/arcade_xmultipl Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMultiply X Multiply ( エックスマルチプライ , EkkusuMaruchipurai ) [ a ] is a horizontally scrolling shooter published by Irem , and similar in style to their earlier R-Type . In 1998, the game was released with Image Fight as a one-disc doublebill on PlayStation and Sega Saturn . In 2019, the game was released on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation 's Arcade Archives series. Gameplay The game itself is a side-scroller like R-Type , albeit with a short vertical-scrolling area towards the end of the sixth level. Instead of the Force pod, however, the main power-up apparatus takes the form of two flexible tentacles. The tentacles are invulnerable to all enemy attacks, and can be positioned with careful maneuvering of the X-002. Konami 's Xexex is based on a fusion of this weaponry with the Force system of R-Type . In the PlayStation 2 game R-Type Final , the ship "RX-12 Cross The Rubicon" uses the "Flexible Force", a Force based on XMultiply with roughly the same attacks. Plot The game centers around an unusual alien invasion against a colony planet in the year 2249—the aliens themselves are microscopic creatures that invade, infect, and kill the colonists. Scientists have deployed the microscopic fighter X-002 into the body of a person who has been invaded by the alien queen. X Multiply Arcade flyer Developer(s) Irem Publisher(s) Irem Platform(s) Arcade , Saturn , PlayStation , PlayStation 4 , Switch Release September 1989 Arcade JP : September 1989 WW : 1989 PlayStation JP : March 19, 1998 Saturn JP : March 19, 1998 PS4 JP : August 8, 2019 PAL : August 8, 2019 NA : August 9, 2019 Switch WW : August 8, 2019 Genre(s) Scrolling shooter Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer