Friday, August 08, 2014

DAMN FINE Games You've Never Played #001: Star Ixiom

DAMN FINE Games You've Never Played #001: Star Ixiom

Only released in Japan and Europe on the PlayStation, Star Ixiom is a sequel / remake of Namco's first original Famicom title, Star Luster.  Star Luster is basically a clone of the old Atari VCS standby Star Raiders but steroids with more intuitive controls, special weapons, deeper strategy, and of course enhanced graphics.  Star Luster really is a spectacular piece of early Famicom software with a heavy challenge on the higher difficulty settings.  Star Ixiom pretty much established the early continuity of the UGSF as it links StarBlade (my all time favorite arcade game) with Galaxian and Bosconian (another of my favorite arcade games).

Check it out -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHQ8W3U0tXA