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About Xevious
Xevious is a landmark arcade game from Namco in 1982, and one of the first vertical scrollers to distinguish between air and ground targets: your gun handles what's flying, and a separate bomb with its own targeting reticle handles what's on the ground.
That two-weapon system was genuinely novel, and it's what makes the game more than a reflex test — you're tracking two threat layers at once and choosing which to answer.
How to play Xevious
- Move
- Arrow keys
- Shoot air targets
- The fire key
- Bomb ground targets
- The bomb key
- Fly upward over the scrolling terrain.
- Shoot the aircraft attacking you.
- Bomb the ground installations using the targeting reticle.
- Survive as far as you can.
Xevious tips
- Keep the bomb reticle ahead of you and drop early.
- Prioritise air threats; ground targets can't kill you as quickly.
- Stay low on the screen for reaction room.
- Learn the terrain — the ground installations are in fixed positions.
Xevious — questions
What made Xevious important?
It was one of the first vertical shooters to separate air and ground targets, giving you two weapons with different targeting — a design that shaped the genre after 1982.
How does bombing work?
A targeting reticle sits ahead of your ship. Because the terrain scrolls toward you, you drop bombs before the target is under you.
Does it work on a Chromebook?
Yes — a light arcade game with nothing to install.
- Categories
- Casual & Hyper-Casual
- Platform
- Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
- Cost
- Free, no download or sign-up