Exed Exes

In Japan, Game Machine listed Savage Bees as the 15th most popular arcade game of March 1985. Fan reception for the Famicom version was mixed: readers of Famimaga voted to give Exed Exes a 15.27 out of 30 score. A reviewer of Gamest Mook noted that the insect and skull-themed enemies, the inorganic backgrounds, as well as the mysterious and anxiety-inducing music posed a unique and exciting atmosphere. He also praised the mechanic of turning enemies into collectable fruit items as "the greatest attraction" for this title.

Savage Bees was included with its original name on the Capcom Generations 3 for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation, Capcom Classics Collection for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded for the PlayStation Portable. This game was released for the Wii Virtual Console Arcade in Japan on September 21, 2010, and in the PAL region and North America in January 2011. In 2013, it was released on Capcom Arcade Cabinet for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Savage Bees. It is also available in Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows, and as one of the rotating arcade games in Street Fighter 6's Game Center.

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