ORIUS, the awesome arcade shmup by Konami launches today!
Another great classic has been added to Arcade Archives.
Konami’s classic arcade game ORIUS officially releases today as part of Arcade Archives on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
ORIUS (known as XEXEX outside North America) is a shoot ’em up that originally released for arcades in 1991. In addition to single-player, the game features support for two-player local co-op.
In the game, you pilot a cutting-edge fighter craft called Flintlock as you solve the mystery of what happened on the planet E-Square. Aside from regular shots, you can also use the Flint life form for attack and defense. The video below shows off gameplay from the original 1991 title.
About Arcade Archives
Arcade Archives is a downloadable content series by Hamster that reproduces a number of arcade classics. The series allows players to change multiple game settings including difficulty. In addition, Arcade Archives lets players recreate the atmosphere of arcade display settings. The Arcade Archives series also includes an online leaderboard so that players from all over the world can compete to get the high score. You can view Hamster’s entire collection of games on the official website.
ORIUS is now available on both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 for $7.99. Have you played it yet? Let us know what you think below!
Via Games Press
