I loved this game in the arcade, and although the Nintendo port is not as graphically rich, it still plays great. Read the Wikipedia article on Xevious to gain a new appreciation on the importance of this game in arcade history, and to learn about the secrets hidden throughout (extra ships, bonus points, etc.).

I downloaded this because of a case of mistaken identity. I thought it was this mad shooter that I used to play on table top cabinets back in the arcade days. The only thing mad about this game is the way it made me feel when I realised I paid money for it. I wish Nintendo had a redemtion feature for Wii points... oh well

unfortunately i bought this game on the GBA (NES classics) and have it on Starfox Assault (Gamecube). what i can say is... its the worst shooter ever.... its the worst VC game and it definately isnt worth 500 wii points.

No! I try to be fair. In 1982, when it was released, i can imagine it was wonderful, when nothing was like it! There were just ... Space Invaders.. Phoenix... and maybe Galaga... but, simply put, it's "a bad aged classic"!

It's a classic, coz it was a step forward and it was the real first scrolling-shmup. But the VC is flooded with shmups and theyre all better.. Xevious is past, nostalgia and only recommended for fans!

From me it gets 1 solidary classic star out of 5. The game itself controls smooth but there isnt much substance to it. The sound is annoying and the graphics are plain and repeat all the time.

I went into a Gamestop recently and saw this title preowned for the Game Boy Advance for only $3. I still didn't have it in me to buy it.

One of the best shooter of the golden age. I love it. Instant 5-Star game

I have Xevious as a bonus game in Star Fox: Assault, considering Namco developed the recent GameCube iteration in the Star Fox series. The point is that Xevious is simply not much to play with only a laser and bomb to combat air and ground enemies, and has boring music to boot. It is understandable that Xevious is an arcade game, but there are many shooters that have surpassed this one. I hate to say this but even if you lived through the golden age of Namco, don't bother downloading.

I remember putting a lot of 20 cent pieces into this game during the summer holidays of 85/86.

It was my fave game of the day. As such it was my first VC download.

The "fond memories of my misspent youth" have been tarnished by the travesty of this iteration, i cannot believe how bad this game is.

Avoid this one guys, even more so if you loved it 20 years ago. Keep your good memories good.

It hasn't aged the best, but it's still classic fun.

i just downloaded this, i thinks its quite a good little game but im not to worried about wii points. my wii has over 30 games on it

xevious is ok and good for the occasional blast

Daz is right, this game blows! The music loops constantly, bombing sucks, and the game play is too limited compared to other NES shooters like Zanac.

I buckled and bought this game from Gamestop for $4 on the GBA. For what it's worth, it's not bad in very short bursts.

Not a bad port, but the arcade game is better still. (You can seem to play the arcade version alot longer.) It's a li'l annoying how hard it is to get extra lives. The simultanious bombing, and shooting ellement might take some getting used to, but it gives the game a unique way to play that other arcade shooters of the 80s don't have.