Xyanide

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Average Player Score

Based on 107 ratings

7.2

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Score Breakdown Based on 107 ratings

1. 10 (12)
2. 9 (9)
3. 8 (42)
4. 7 (26)
5. 6 (7)
6. 5 (1)
7. 4 (2)
8. 3 (2)
9. 2 (1)
10. 1 (5)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:7.3

  A very challenging game, hard to master, and doesn't feel like the budget title it is.

  By deactivated-5d2c0ad15281e | Review Date: Nov 02, 2006 | XBOX

  Arcade shooters are not dead, they are just being overlooked at this point in gaming. Xyanide was originally a N-Gage game later released on GBA and mobile platforms. After over two years under development, Xyanide final... Read Full Review

  4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Xyanide

• Rating:7.5

  Xyanide proves that you can have everything required for a great, original Shmup and still mess it up somehow.

  By codeblue2 | Review Date: Aug 22, 2009 | XBOX

  Do Shoot em' Ups really need innovation? So long as it's actually a scrolling shooter and not a Space Invaders clone/reinvention, than a shoot em' up doesn't really need anything else; it's got the action, the adrenaline... Read Full Review

  0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8

  Techno, artistic, lots of flashing lights (*Seizure Warning*), takes some time to get started.

  By HlME_SAMA | Review Date: Dec 01, 2007 | XBOX

  Just got this game from my local bargain bin. Only have played 5 hours or so but I still haven't figured everything out. It is much more complicated than the normal shooter. Have seen some people try to compare it to ... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:7.1

  Xyanide...a good shooter with somewhtat lackluster graphics.

  By c-train30 | Review Date: Oct 02, 2006 | XBOX

  Let's talk space shooter. Gradius, a great old school shooter. Thunder Force, and amazing shooter. R-Type, a fun shooter. Now, let me start by saying, I couldn't put this darn game down. Every time I played (after los... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.3

  Fun and slick

  By peeweeshift | Review Date: Aug 25, 2006 | XBOX

  This game rocks. It reminds me of geometry wars for some reason. The game is arcade like while the graphics are awesome. Its better than any 360 arcade game out on the market. Graphics 10/10 The graphics style is coo... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful