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Phoenix

Developer: Amstar Electronics Publisher: Centuri
December 1980
Arcade
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#8 for 1980
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Fixed shooter#12 Science fiction Space#170
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Phoenix
1980 • Amstar Centuri  
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Phoenix is a haunting game in ways I can barely start to describe. In spite of the proper Galaxian clone you would normally expct, you are introduced to Phoenix with a sombre, evocative piece of classical music, before you start ripping apart glorious, fiery beings that screech like hellbeasts and tackle you with their incomrehensible flying patterns. Your only means of defense are your gun and your(rather effective) shield, but the true treat to Phoenix undoubdetly lies in its presentation and its inherent mysticism, and stands out from the other 80s arcade games precisely because of that: There's something about the unknown developers who made this game who thought it would be worth it to go an extra mile on the project and dedicate themselves to making Phoenix look both beautiful and savage.

Just what are these birds and why are you tasked with combating them? Why does their first pattern form a piercing eye? Are you the hero or are you commiting genocide? How do the mothership and the alien boss(also a video game first) play into this grand scheme? Phoenix begs to raise many questions, and it is its design choices that for me personally make this game a standing queen among the utmost championed arcade games.
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ernumpo Phoenix 2024-04-23T19:25:08Z
Arcade • XNA
2024-04-23T19:25:08Z
3.0
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Giann96 Phoenix 2024-01-19T02:31:25Z
Arcade • XNA
2024-01-19T02:31:25Z
6.0 /10
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hazardintherain Phoenix 2023-11-03T09:49:16Z
Arcade • XNA
2023-11-03T09:49:16Z
1.5
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Azel Phoenix 2023-10-06T19:54:48Z
Arcade • XNA
2023-10-06T19:54:48Z
3.0
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vrsk Phoenix 2021-10-11T20:39:46Z
Arcade • XNA
2021-10-11T20:39:46Z
2.5
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666LILGILGAMESH666 Phoenix 2021-09-24T23:13:57Z
Arcade • XNA
2021-09-24T23:13:57Z
3.0
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dukkha Phoenix 2020-09-20T11:39:29Z
Arcade • XNA
2020-09-20T11:39:29Z
2.0
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Abomstar Phoenix 2018-06-09T22:10:41Z
Arcade • XNA
2018-06-09T22:10:41Z
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Clownboss Phoenix 2016-07-23T19:59:17Z
Arcade • XNA
2016-07-23T19:59:17Z
4.5
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chumlum Phoenix 2016-07-19T09:13:17Z
Arcade • XNA
2016-07-19T09:13:17Z
2.0
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VALIS666 Phoenix 2016-06-28T01:05:00Z
Arcade • XNA
2016-06-28T01:05:00Z
4.0
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  • unj 2017-07-23 11:26:51.854723+00
    So does this game have the first "Final Boss" in any game or what? The mothership seems to fit the bill.
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  • SongLyricHere 2022-01-29 02:20:00.702217+00
    Most likely!
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  • unj 2023-12-04 16:49:19.414407+00
    Doing a bit more research, there were RPGs in the 1970s that have "boss characters" and even some lesser shooter games that have "boss-like" characters before Phoenix.

    However, I think Phoenix's boss character gets some bonus points by being one of the first to have a "weak point" that the player has to target to win. That's still being used to this day, so good job Phoenix.
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