 The game has four original ships: the Amada Vipros, the Phyxius, the Zaiva, and the Xelcor. It also features guest fighters from other shoot 'em up games by Psikyo, Capcom, Konami, and others. There are 20 stages to play in the game with four different game modes to select from. The story of Xeno Fighters R involves BRES, a group of humans subverted by the hostile Keto. BRES and the Keto extraterrestrials attack ATHENA through various periods in Earth's war history, using the wars as cover to their operations to destroy the Earth. The guest fighters do not have any connection to the story. Xeno Fighters R has a long development history, starting in 1998. |
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Latest version
v0.351 (11 December 2023)
- Primary download (itch.io): https://team-xf.itch.io/xeno-fighters-r
- Download mirror: https://condor.srsbz.nz/pub/games/xenofighters/
- Hosted by Discord community member Camo Yoshi (many thanks!).
- Has all known versions available of Xeno Fighters R. Also hosts downloads for Xeno Fighters EX, V.A.F. Squadron, and even Kamikaze.
- This download mirror supports download resuming, so those with a slower connection and/or unstable connection can download the files reliably.
| Game mechanics | ||
| Game modes | Story Mode ● Path Mode ● Conquest Mode ● Boss Rush | |
| Core gameplay | SP Ability (Xeno Overdrive) ● Miclus ● Fairy ● Slave ● Fighter weapon modes ● Combo system and scoring bonuses ● Medal system ● Rank system and difficulty levels | |
| Lore | BRES ● ATHENA ● The Keto | |
| Game information | Game development history ● Public release history | |
| Playable fighters | ||
| Original ships | Amada Vipros ● Phyxius ● Zaiva ● Xelcor ● Divine Gale ● Bronze Kolibri ● Varuna | |
| Seibu Kaihatsu guests | Raiden mk-II ● Judge Spear ● Raiden mk-IIβ ● Blue Javelin ● Dark Sword ● Miclus ● Lasercopter | |
| Psikyo guests | A6M Zero ● X-36 ● Tengai ● P38 Lightning ● Twin Mustang ● Marion ● Yuan-Nang | |
| Capcom guests | P-38 ● Stearman E75 ● Michelle Heart ● Kevin Walker ● Mega Man | |
| Konami guests | Vic Viper ● TwinBee ● Lord British ● Hikaru ● Grey Layer ● Metalion | |
| Raizing/Eighting guests | Miyamoto ● Silver Sword ● Wild Snail | |
| Namco guests | Gyaraga ● Solvalou | |
| Tecmo guests | Castor ● Pollux | |
| Other guests | Miria ● Hoplon ● R-9Leo ● Opa-Opa ● Infernal Iris ● Core Cannon ● Astro Slug ● TC-17 Twin Cobra ● MiG-31 Firefox ● Fire Leo-03 Styx | |
| Related pages | Removed ships | |
| Stages | ||
| Starting stages | 1942 Midway Islands (1) ● 2035 American Midwest (2) | |
| "A" path stages | 1995 Chechnya (3-A) ● 2035 Iceland (4-A) ● 2003 Afghanistan (5-A) ● 1915 France (6-A) | |
| "B" path stages | 1974 Vietnam (3-B) ● 2035 Portugal (4-B) ● 1991 Persian Gulf (5-B) ● Dimensional Abyss (6-B) | |
| Final stages | End of Days (5-C) ● Asteroid Belt (F-A) ● Temporal Spaceport (F-B) ● BRES Colony (F-C) | |
| EX stages | Gemini Canyon (EX-1) ● Forest of Naju (EX-2) ● Parobee Fusion (EX-3) ● '98 D R E A M S (EX-4) ● Lair of the Leviathan (EX-5) ● San Diego (EX-6) | |
| Developer stages | Black Heart's Domain ● BPze's Room of Doom | |
| Bosses | ||
| Starting stage bosses | Techno-Ayako (1) ● Silver Banshee (2) | |
| A-stage bosses | Jasper Gigas (3-A) ● Orion Arrow (4-A) ● Steel Aughisky (5-A) ● Bronze Harpy (6-A) | |
| B-stage bosses | Jade Hydra (3-B) ● Obsidian Peryton (4-B) ● Citadel Geryon (Orthrus, Eurytion) (5-B) ● Dullahan (6-B) | |
| Final stage bosses | Copper Caoineag (5-C) ● Gettok (F-A) ● Dreadnought Echidna (F-B) ● Balor (F-C) | |
| EX bosses | Green Walrus (EX-1) ● Blue Optomon (EX-2) ● Ziyudee (EX-3) ● BonziBUDDY (EX-4) ● Vahrstor (EX-5) ● Black Heart (EX-6) | |
| Midbosses | Staubteufel (3-A) ● Teramanta (3-B) ● Stymphalian Birds (4-B) ● Megadon (6-A) ● Xenoscorpius (F-B) ● Mauve Mokoi (F-C) ● Big Boy Shippu (EX-3) ● Clippy (EX-4) ● Hummingbird (EX-6) | |
| Other | The Stranger (Azure Silence) | |
External links
- Development topic at SHMUPS.com forums: Where it all began. The Legacy Game Maker port and the 2019 revival used this as its primary development update forum before being closed in 2021 and all development updates moved to itch.io.
- Xeno Fighters article at TV Tropes
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