Revolution X
| Revolution X | |
|---|---|
| Revolution X - SNES version | |
| Developer(s) | Midway Games |
| Release | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Light gun |
| Mode(s) | Up to 3 players |
Revolution X is an arcade light gun game released in 1994 by Midway featuring the band Aerosmith.
The plot concerns a dystopian version of 1996 where an alliance of government and corporate forces have taken control of the US in the guise of the "New Order Nation" (NON). The NON, with their vampish commander Mistress Helga, have declared war on youth culture and have banned music, television and video games. At a gig in Los Angeles at 'Club X', Aerosmith are captured by NON troops and the game begins.
The game is a standard side-scrolling rail shooter in which the player has to shoot everything on screen to rescue the kidnapped members of the band. The five members of Aerosmith are hidden in the game, and all must be found in order to see the real ending. Each one found adds to the end-of-level-bonus multiplier. (1 found = 2 X points, whereas all 5 found = 6 X points.) The soundtrack consists of several Aerosmith songs continuously looped, Which are Eat The Rich, "Sweet Emotion", "Toys in the Attic" and "Walk this Way" (featuring Run-D.M.C.).
It was later released for home video game consoles by Acclaim. Despite the popularity of the arcade machines, the console versions, none of which support a lightgun, helped the game become widely regarded as one of the worst games ever made.
Versions
- Arcade (dedicated 3-player cabinet), 1994
- Arcade (2-player conversion kit for T2: The Arcade Game), 1994
- Mega Drive/Genesis, 1995
- SNES, 1995
- PC, 1995
- Sega Saturn, 1996
- PlayStation, 1996