Exerion
- Genres
- Shooter Arcade
- Platforms
- Wii · MSX · Wii U · Arcade · SG-1000
- Release
- Arcade Nov 1983 Exact SG-1000 1983 Month only MSX 1984 Month only MSX 1984 Month only Wii May 01, 2007 Wii U Sep 16, 2015
- Credits
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S
Sega
J
Jaleco
MS
Macro Soft
HC
Hamster Corporation
- Board status
- —
About
Exerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution in the United States. Screenshot from arcade version Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, something notable for 1983. The player travels around strange scenarios shooting aliens. The player has two types of guns: fast single shot (limited) or slow double shot (unlimited). In 1984, along with the MSX1 port of the original, a sequel was released titled Exerion II: Zorni for the MSX1, with similar gameplay to the original. There were plans for an NES release of this game. In 1987, the game was followed by the semi-sequel titled Exerizer, also known as Sky Fox.
