Strategy X
Is a 1981 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released by Stern Electronics in North America. A version for the Atari 2600 was published by Konami in 1983.
Strategy X
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- 1981
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The player controls a tank through various stages, defeating enemies and picking up fuel. The arcade version was included as part of Game Room for the Xbox 360 and Windows on May 26, 2010. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on June 19, 2025.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Strategy X • Developer — Konami • Released — Arcade 2600 1983 • Platforms — Arcade, Atari 2600 • Genre — Multidirectional shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Gameplay The player controls a tank who navigates numerous levels and defeats enemies to destroy an enemy base of the Immortalian. The tank can freely move around and rotate to shoot enemies on all angles, but movement requires fuel, which ends the game when used up. Fuel scattered around the level can be use to refill, but explodes when shot. The player also dies after crashing into obstacles.
Reception
Electronic Games called Strategy X "a somewhat off-beat, more abstract design than is usually found in arcade wargames" but "no less riveting." Dan Persons, in a review of the Atari 2600 version for Video Games magazine, called it a "good, no frills style combat game." He considered the gameplay to be fun and challenging but thought the game would lose interest quickly. In a retrospective look, AllGame said, "Strategy Xs graphics are colorful, but not always helpful in terms of figuring out what's going on".
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- 1.Amusement Press Inc., Osaka, Japan. Konami advert showing Strategy-X(Japanese, bottom of 3rd page). Game Machine Magazine 15th Nov. '81. 15 November 1981.
- 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. 135. 13 October 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 3.Strategy X. Atari Mania.
- 4.Yarwood, Jack. This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is Another Deep Cut From Konami's Past. Time Extension. 2025-06-18.
- 5.戦車型ユニットを操縦して戦うシューティングゲーム。「アーケードアーカイブス ストラテジーX」，6月19日配信. 4Gamer.net.
- 6.『アーケードアーカイブス ストラテジーX』6/19に配信開始。1981年にコナミから発売された戦車型シューティングゲーム ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com. ファミ通.com.
- 7.Reese Publishing. Players Guide to Electronic Wargames. Electronic Games. 1. 3. 41. May 1982. 0730-6687.
- 8.Persons, Dan. Soft Spot: Strategy X. Video Games. Pumpkin Press. 2. 3. 69-70. December 1983. 0733-6780.
- 9.Green, Earl. Strategy X - Review. AllGame.
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