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Xenon

Available Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST

Xenon is a vertical scrolling shooter created by The Bitmap Brothers in 1988 for the Atari ST. The same year, it was ported to the Amiga, ZX Spectrum, and MSX.

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Year	1988
Genre	Shooter
Rating	81/100 based on 6 Editorial reviews. Add your vote
Publisher	Melbourne House
Developer	The Bitmap Brothers
OS supported	Win7 64 bit, Win8 64bit, Windows 10, MacOS 10.6+
Updated	30 August 2022

Game Review

Xenon is a vertical scrolling shooter created by The Bitmap Brothers in 1988 for the Atari ST. The same year, it was ported to the Amiga, ZX Spectrum, and MSX. The game is the prequel to the much more popular Xenon 2: Megablast. Unlike other vertical shooters, the tank controlled by the player can move in all directions. The tank can also be transformed into a plane so that it can destroy enemies mounted on hills.

Xenon was the first game to demonstrate the gaming capabilities of 16-bit computers and opened a golden age for Atari ST and Amiga games.