XII Stag

XII Stag (pronounced Twelve Stag), is a shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Triangle Service and published by Taito. Originally released for the Taito G-NET arcade board,[1] and later ported to the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and PC.

XII Stag
Developer(s)Triangle Service (Arcade)
Dreams (PS2)
Publisher(s)
EngineLightWave
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: 2002 (arcade)
  • JP: 20 March 2003 (PS2)
  • EU: 2 April 2004 (PS2)
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer
Arcade systemTaito G-NET

Digital Bros published the port in Europe; however, the game was not released in the USA.

Gameplay

Attacks

  • Normal shot: Press A. There are 5 shot levels.
  • Barrier: Press B. Consumes 1 bomb.
  • Side attack LEVEL1: Tap horizontal direction once, then opposite direction.
  • Side attack LEVEL2: right, left, left or left, right, right
  • Back fire attack: When enemy is close to the rear of player's fighter, enemy is automatically damaged.

Multiplier system

When enemy is destroyed by Side attack or Back fire attack, the current score multiplier increases by 1, up to 12. The multiplier decreases by 1 at a time when enemy is not destroyed by either attack for a prolonged time period.

Releases

XIIstag Limited

XIISTAG LIMITED
Developer(s)Triangle Service
Publisher(s)Triangle Service
EngineLightWave
Platform(s)Windows 95
Release2005-?
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

It is a 1-stage demo of the game that includes Stage 4 of the original game. Full-screen and windowed executables are included. Unlike the original, the objects are 3d objects rendered in software.

XIIZeal

XIIZeal
Developer(s)Eurosoft
Publisher(s)Eurosoft
EngineLightWave
Platform(s)Windows Mobile
Release2007-?
  • JP: 28 December 2006
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

It is a version for Windows Mobile platform. It includes 5 difficulty settings from very easy to very hard, original soundtrack.

Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~

シューティングラブ。10周年 ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~
Developer(s)Triangle Service
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Xbox 360
Release2013-05-30
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

The Xbox 360 version is a compilation version that includes XIIZeal and ΔZEAL.

DeltaZeal was originally as G-Stream G2020 by Oriental Soft, which was developed by future Triangle Service programmer and founder Toshiaki Fujino.

References

XIIStag
XIIZeal
Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~
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