Xevious Resurrection

In-game screenshot.

Xevious Resurrection is a vertical-scrolling shooter video game, serving as a modern update of the original Xevious arcade game. Up to two players control their respective Solvalou starships — white for player one and black for player two — and must wipe out the Xevious forces and their supercomputer leader GAMP before they take over Earth. The Solvalou have two weapons at their disposal: an "air zapper" that can destroy flying enemies, and a "blaster bomb" that can destroy ground-stationed enemies. New to this game is a shield system that the Solvalou can use to protect themselves from enemy projectiles for a short period of time. Using the shield depletes a potion of the "shield meter" at the sides of the screen, which can be refilled by collected orange triangular-shaped pickups dropped by certain enemies.[1]

The game is composed of several stages, referred in-game as "areas", consisting of outer space, forests, deserts featuring the Nazca lines from Peru,[2] and mechanical bases, similar to Solvalou and Xevious 3D/G.[3] Some areas feature bosses that the player must defeat in order to progress, one being a rematch with the Andor Genesis mothership from the first Xevious game. Bombing pre-determined spots on the ground in some areas can reveal Sol towers, which can be destroyed for extra points, and Rally-X Special Flags that will award the player an extra life when collected.[2] Players can earn stamps by completing certain in-game objectives, unlocking special items for their PlayStation Home digital apartment.

Xevious Resurrection was published by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation 3 on January 29, 2009 in Japan, July 16, 2009 in North America, and April 1, 2010 in Europe.[4][5] It was released exclusively as part of the arcade compilation Namco Museum Essentials, which also includes the original Xevious, Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and Dragon Spirit. The game was programmed by Japanese developer Cattle Call,[6] and was created to remake the core Xevious gameplay for a modern shoot'em up audience.[7] Alongside Essentials, it was delisted from the PlayStation Store on March 15, 2018.[8]

Chris Roper of IGN said that the game was a good and fun update to the original Xevious arcade game, although claimed that a sequel game would have made for a better idea than a remake.[9] The game's graphics were praised by several — Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku called them "absolutely gorgeous",[10] while Ian Guss of GamePro stated the graphics were much better than the rest of the included titles.[11] In a retrospective review, Sam Derboo of Hardcore Gaming 101 said the game's graphics were "very effective" for their budget, noting how the backgrounds resembled satellite photographs.[3]