X-Multiply © 1989 Irem Corp.
The game centers around an unusual alien invasion against a colony planet in the year 2249—the aliens themselves are microscopic creatures that invade, infect, and kill the colonists. Scientists have deployed the microscopic fighter X-002 into the body of the hapless woman whose body has been invaded by the alien queen.
The game itself is a side-scroller like R-Type, albeit with a short vertical-scrolling area towards the end of the sixth level. Instead of the Force pod, however, the main power-up apparatus takes the form of two flexible tentacles. The tentacles are invulnerable to all enemy attacks, and can be positioned with careful maneuvering of the X-002.
Irem M-72 system hardware
Main CPU : V30 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), DAC
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4
X-Multiply was released in September 1989.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (R*Type II : G.S.M. Irem 2 - PCCB-00017) on January 21, 1990.
1) Turn DIP 2-7 ON.
2) Reset the game with holding Player 1-Button 2.
3) You will be able to start a game with invincibility.
CONSOLES:
Sega Saturn (aug.20, 1998) "Image Fight & X Multiply [Model T-26110G]"
Sony PlayStation (mar.19, 1998) "Image Fight & X-Multiply [Model SLPS-01267]"
Game's ROMs.
Game's screenshots.
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