Xevious Game System: Arcade Cheat Category: Hint Game Company: Unknown Game Category: Unknown Hint, Cheat, Walkthrough:   XEVIOUS ======= (KAPTAIN:) Move your ship back and forth with the controller handle to strafe airborne enemies with the Zapper. Fire the Zapper continuously to destroy foes as soon as they enter the battle screen. Keep your ship away from the sides or bottom of the screen to avoid being trapped by enemy fire. When facing a barrage of opponents, first destroy those shooting at your ship, then destroy the remaining units for extra points. Enemy citadels are hidden underground. Your target sight will glow red when you are directly over a hidden citadel. Score points by raising the citadel with a Blaster hit. Score additional points by destroying it. Flags are also hidden in the ground and waterways. Score points by raising them with Blaster hits. Fly over the raised flags to earn extra ships. (ROGER:) The first special is in the first cross screen river after three tanks that don't move. It's usually in the lower part of the river on the far left or far right. Its position moves around so you need to bomb the whole river. Hint on second mothership: Just before the escort you are swarmed by ships and 1 anti-aircraft gun, there are 4 missile silos in a small clearing. They are laid out in a diagonal going up from left to right. If you leave them alone you will have an easier time getting to the second mothership. Hit the second mothership as it is coming down!! Don't let it start moving with you!! Xevious includes a hidden name trick. The display can be brought up by bombing at the extreme right of the screen at the very beginning of the game before any enemies have appeared. The exact spot is marked by a slightly larger than normal dark shadow in the trees. Even if you don't know the exact spot you can usually get it out by bombing all over the place over there on the right side. You also score 1000 points for pulling this off. This may require destroying the first two enemies that appear in that area... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: MAME v0.33 Strategy Guide - Compiled by Phanatik URL: http://members.tripod.com/~phanatik/index.html