1988 · Taito · Shoot 'em up · Shooter

Insector X

The player controls an insect-sized warrior named "Kai", who takes on a vast army of cyborg insects to free the insect world from the dark ruler queen. The game uses two buttons: an upgrade-able main shot and a seemingly random selection of secondary weapons.

Released: 1988
Platforms: Arcade NES Sega Genesis
Genres: Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Taito
Publishers: Hot B
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Fantasy
Country: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

About

Insector X (インセクターX, Insekuta X) is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Hot-B and released in arcades by Taito in 1989. It was ported to the Mega Drive and Famicom.

Media

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Gameplay

The player controls an insect-sized warrior named "Kai" (named "Yanmer" in the arcade version), who takes on a vast army of cyborg insects to free the insect world from the dark ruler queen. The game uses two buttons: one for an upgradable main shot, and another for a seemingly random selection of secondary weapons.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Insector X on their October 15, 1989 issue as being the twenty-fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. Console XS gave an overall score of 94%, praising the graphics and sound and called the game a superb shoot-'em-up. MegaTech gave an overall review score of 74%, commending its graphics and sound, but they felt that the game's action offers very little in original features and said there are better shoot-em-ups then Insector X. Raze magazine gave a score of 80%, praising the detailed backgrounds and the well animated and intricately drawn characters, and also commended the game's music and sound effects.