Exed Exes
Savage Bees, released as in Japan, is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It was released on the Family Computer by Tokuma Shoten the same year as simply Exed Exes.
Also recorded as Savage Bees
Exed Exes
- Date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Tokuma Shoten
- Genre
- shoot 'em up · science fiction video game
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Savage Bees, released as in Japan, is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It was released on the Family Computer by Tokuma Shoten the same year as simply Exed Exes.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Savage Bees • Developer — Capcom • Publisher — Arcade Famicom Tokuma Shoten • Director — Yoshiki Okamoto • Programmer — Takashi Aoki • Artist — Yoshiki Okamoto • Composer — Tamayo Kawamoto • Platforms — Arcade, Famicom • Released — Arcade FamicomDecember 21, 1985 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Arcade version Exed Exes is a vertically scrolling shooter game.
Release
Release
Savage Bees was licensed to Memetron originally for its North American release. It was ported to the Famicom by Micronics.
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Exed Exes is associated with Japan.
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Reception
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Savage Bees as the 15th most popular arcade game of March 1985. Fan reception for the Famicom version was mixed: readers of Famimaga voted to give Exed Exes a 15.27 out of 30 score. A reviewer of Gamest Mook noted that the insect and skull-themed enemies, the inorganic backgrounds, as well as the mysterious and anxiety-inducing music posed a unique and exciting atmosphere. He also praised the mechanic of turning enemies into collectable fruit items as "the greatest attraction" for this title.
Legacy
Legacy
Savage Bees was included with its original name on the Capcom Generations 3 for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation, Capcom Classics Collection for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded for the PlayStation Portable. This game was released for the Wii Virtual Console Arcade in Japan on September 21, 2010, and in the PAL region and North America in January 2011. In 2013, it was released on Capcom Arcade Cabinet for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Savage Bees. It is also available in Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows, and as one of the rotating arcade games in Street Fighter 6s Game Center. Colonel Issue appears as a cameo character in Project X Zone 2 as part of Captain Commando's Solo Unit attack.
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- 1.毎日コミュニケーションズ. ゲームマエストロ Vol. 2 プロデューサー/ディレクター編. December 15, 2000. 978-4839903879.
- 2.Akagi, Masumi. アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005). Amusement News Agency. 23, 112, 123, 163. 13 October 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 3.All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest. Famitsu.
- 4.van Duyn, Marcel. Exed Exes Review (VC Arcade) - Extremely excruciating. Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. January 14, 2011.
- 5.Tokuma Shoten. Famicom ROM Cassette All Catalog '91 全787本 5月10日号特別付録 - 超浮遊要塞エグゼドエグゼス. Famimaga. 7. 9. 221. 10 May 1991.
- 6.Amusement Press, Inc. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos). Game Machine. 256. 21. 15 March 1985.
- 7.Shinseisha. ザ・ベストゲーム2 - アーケードビデオゲーム26年の歴史: ゲーメスト大賞11年史. Gamest Mook. 5. 75. 17 January 1998. 9784881994290.
- 8.Penwell, Chris. All games available in Street Fighter 6 Game Center. Destructoid. 6 June 2023.
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