Exerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution in the United States. Screenshot from arcade version Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, something notable for 1983. The player travels around strange scenarios shooting aliens. The player has two types of guns: fast single shot (limited) or slow double shot (unlimited). In 1984, along with the MSX1 port of the original, a sequel was released titled Exerion II: Zorni for the MSX1, with similar gameplay to the original. There were plans for an NES release of this game. In 1987, the game was followed by the semi-sequel titled Exerizer, also known as Sky Fox.
ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionshoot 'em updigital distributionvirtual consolevertical scrollingwii virtual consolewii u virtual consoleArcade, SG-1000, Wii, Wii U, MSX
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, SG-1000, Wii, Wii U, MSX
- Developer
- Jaleco, Jaleco
- Publisher
- Sega, Jaleco, Hamster Corporation, Jaleco
- Released
- November 1, 1983
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 6.3/10 from 8 ratings.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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