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Originally Posted by LongLifeA1200
So what vertical scrolling shmups prior to 1989 would be considered better than "Xenon 2"?
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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT
Hybris would be a major one before.
Not many before then because programmers were still getting to grips with the Amiga, which Xenon 2 shows.
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Yep,
Hybris was the massive standout before Xenon 2 for vertical schmups.
IMHO, the vertical scrolling levels of the hybrid vertical/horizontal scroller
Phantom Fighter were pretty good! It's just the game in its totality was too short, with only 5-6 levels IIRC and none of them all that long before you hit the end-of-level guardians.
SideWinder is the other standout - not as brilliant or stylish as Hybris or Phantom Fighter, for mine, but very, very solid gameplay with lotsa action and well-laid out levels that just kept you coming back for one more game.