XII Stag
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| Developer(s) | Triangle Service (Arcade) Dreams (PS2) |
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| Engine | LightWave |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito G-NET |
XII Stag (pronounced Twelve Stag), is a shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Triangle Service and published by Taito. Originally released for the Taito G-NET arcade board,[1] and later ported to the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and PC.
Digital Bros published the port in Europe; however, the game was not released in the USA.
Gameplay
[edit]Attacks
[edit]- Normal shot: Press A. There are 5 shot levels.
- Barrier: Press B. Consumes 1 bomb.
- Side attack LEVEL1: Tap horizontal direction once, then opposite direction.
- Side attack LEVEL2: right, left, left or left, right, right
- Back fire attack: When enemy is close to the rear of player's fighter, enemy is automatically damaged.
Multiplier system
[edit]When enemy is destroyed by Side attack or Back fire attack, the current score multiplier increases by 1, up to 12. The multiplier decreases by 1 at a time when enemy is not destroyed by either attack for a prolonged time period.
Releases
[edit]XIIstag Limited
[edit]| XIISTAG LIMITED | |
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| Developer(s) | Triangle Service |
| Publisher(s) | Triangle Service |
| Engine | LightWave |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95 |
| Release | 2005-? |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
It is a 1-stage demo of the game that includes Stage 4 of the original game. Full-screen and windowed executables are included. Unlike the original, the objects are 3d objects rendered in software.
XIIZEAL
[edit]| XIIZEAL | |
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| Developer(s) | Eurosoft |
| Publisher(s) | Eurosoft |
| Engine | LightWave |
| Platform(s) | Windows Mobile, Steam |
| Release | 2007-?
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
XIIZEAL is a port of XII Stag released in 2007 for the Windows Mobile platform. It includes 5 difficulty settings from very easy to very hard, as well as the original soundtrack. This version was later released for Steam in 2015.
Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~
[edit]| シューティングラブ。１０周年 ～XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL～ | |
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| Developer(s) | Triangle Service |
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| Platform(s) | PC, Xbox 360 |
| Release | 2013-05-30 |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
The Xbox 360 version is a compilation version that includes XIIZeal and ΔZEAL.
DeltaZeal was originally as G-Stream G2020 by Oriental Soft, which was developed by future Triangle Service programmer and founder Toshiaki Fujino.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- XIIStag
- Triangle service page
- Triangle service XIISTAG LIMITED page
- (in Japanese) Taito PS2 page
- Taito history page
- XIIStag strategy guide
- NTSC-uk review
- XIIZeal
- Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~