| X-Multiply | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Irem |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
X-Multiply is a side-scrolling shooter published by Irem, and similar in style to the game R-Type. In 1998 the game was released with Image Fight as a one-disc doublebill on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The game centers around an unusual alien invasion against a colony planet in the year 2249—the aliens themselves are microscopic creatures that invade, infect, and kill the colonists. Scientists have deployed the microscopic fighter X-002 into the body of the hapless woman whose body has been invaded by the alien queen.
The game itself is a side-scroller like R-Type, albeit with a short vertical-scrolling area towards the end of the sixth level. Instead of the force pod, however, the main power-up apparatus takes the form of two flexible arms. The arms are invulnerable to all enemy attacks, and can be positioned with careful maneuvering of the X-002.
In the PlayStation 2 game R-type final, Ship 69 (Cross The Rubicon) Uses the Flexible force, A force similar to the Weapon used in the game and uses roughly the same attacks.