Mountain King Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Anyone know how to get the two player mode to work? I can't seem to get player 2 to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataricade Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 From what I remember, the bottom section of the screen is just a display of the "Xenephobe" title to resemble the arcade game- other than that there is no two player mode (I would be surprised if there were!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain King Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 You can press select and it gives you the option of 2 player. But I can't seem to get it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It's two-player, but it isn't simultaneous. The first player might have to die first or clear one of the bases before it's Player 2's turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataricade Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Sorry for misinforming you then , I haven't played Xenophobe except on the Midway Arcade Treasures compilation And just wondering, would you recommend it as a single player game? I've wanted to own it for some time although somehow it seems as though one takes minimal damage while crouching? Nuances of the sort often lead me to abusing them Edited May 20, 2013 by Ataricade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 And just wondering, would you recommend it as a single player game? I've wanted to own it for some time although somehow it seems as though one takes minimal damage while crouching? Nuances of the sort often lead me to abusing them I honestly got it just to fill a gap in my collection, but it's not too bad. I find it pretty hard, though. Grenades almost always go to waste since you throw them by crouching and pressing fire...which is a problem since you have to crouch to shoot most enemies anyway. And attacks from the "adult" aliens do inordinate amounts of damage. Plus (actually "minus") if you shoot the "adolescent" aliens from behind, they roll up into an invincible ball (which is a good time to have a grenade) and force you to wait until they sort of come back out. That said, it doesn't look too bad for a 2600 game, the controls are responsive, the weapon upgrades are effective, and it provides a late '80s action-adventure style of game not commonly found on the 2600. (Since the game sacrificed simultaneous 2-player modes anyway, I would have liked to see a bigger game screen with more detailed backgrounds and sprites.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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