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Phoenix

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Phoenix

Dec 1, 1980

Main game

3.50 average rating based on 26 ratings

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In this shoot 'em up the player has to fight off four assault waves consisting of different enemy types until he reaches a huge UFO. After destroying the protective plates guarding the UFO's pilot in his cockpit the player can kill the pilot. The game starts anew with harder enemies.
Developers
Tehkan
Publishers
Amstar Electronics, Centuri, Taito, Zaccaria
Series
Phoenix
Platforms
Arcade
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Release Dates
Dec 1980 Full Release (Japan)
Arcade
Jan 1981 Full Release (Europe)
Arcade
Jan 1981 Full Release (North_America)
Arcade
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User Stats
67
In Collection
9
Wish Listed
1
Playing
15
Backlogged
How Long Is Phoenix?
No playthrough data yet
scoopings
scoopings gave Jan 25, 2022
scoopings gave Jan 25, 2022
Amazing Arcade Shooter, Severely Underrated and Underknown Nowadays
This review is for the Arcade version

Look: 8/10 I like the colors and the more elaborate designs to the spaceships. Plus, a mother ship I mean cmon ha.

Sound: 10/10 Tho the sound effects are just functional, the soundtrack is phenomenal. It reminds me of like Zelda, etc. from NES era with the emotional vibe of Kingdom Hearts etc.

Play: 9/10 The controls are very responsive, the AI of the enemies is well-executed (tho sometimes frustratingly difficult! ha), and the concept of an ending/final boss type thing is right up my alley. It's like Space Invaders+

Feel: 9/10 The music, the fun gameplay, it's all great. Addictive, quite difficult but I finally beat the mother ship.

Attachment: 9/10 I know I will be replaying this! I already did tonight ha after beating it yesterday--just to hear the song :-p and confirm that I liked it as much as I thought. Best arcade game since head on and space invaders