Xevious was praised for its detailed graphics, challenge, and originality. Several enemies and characters were made to pay homage to other popular science fiction works, including Star Wars, UFO, Alien, and Battlestar Galactica. Endō wanted the game to have a detailed, integral storyline and a comprehensive world, and to be welcoming for newer players. Created to rival the success of Scramble, it was originally themed around the Vietnam War and titled Cheyenne. The game was designed by Masanobu Endō and a small team. It runs on the Namco Galaga arcade system. The Solvalou has two weapons at its disposal: a zapper to destroy flying craft, and a blaster to bomb ground installations and enemies. Controlling the Solvalou starship, the player attacks Xevious forces before they destroy all of mankind. It was published in Japan and Europe by Namco and in North America by Atari, Inc. Xevious is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Namco and released in arcades in 1982.
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