| Exed Exes | |
| Developer: | Capcom |
| Designer: | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Composer: | Tamayo Kawamoto |
| Platforms: | Arcade, Family Computer |
| Genre: | Vertically scrolling shooter |
| Modes: | Single-player, co-op |
Exed Exes is a vertically scrolling shooter video game that was released in arcades in 1985 by Capcom.
Exed Exes is a vertically scrolling shooter game.
Exed Exes was originally published in North America as Savage Bees, licensed to Memetron. It was ported to the Famicom and later included in retrospective compilations. It is included with its original name on the Capcom Generations Volume 3 for Sega Saturn and PlayStation, Capcom Classics Collection of PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded for 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 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Savage Bees. It is available as one of the rotating arcade games in Street Fighter 6s Game Center.[1]
In Japan, Game Machine listed Exed Exes on their March 15, 1985 issue as being the fifteenth most-popular arcade game at the time.[2] 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.[3]
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