XII Stag
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=XII Stag
|image=250px
|caption=
|developer=Triangle Service (Arcade)
Dreams (PS2)
|publisher={{vgrelease|JP|Taito (arcade, PS2)}}
{{vgrelease|EU|505 Game Street (PS2)}}
|designer =
|series=
|engine=LightWave
|released ={{vgrelease|JP|2002 (arcade)}}
{{vgrelease|JP|20 March 2003 (PS2)}}
{{vgrelease|EU|2 April 2004 (PS2)}}
|genre = Shoot 'em up
|modes = Single player, Multiplayer
|platforms = Arcade, PlayStation 2
|arcade system = Taito G-NET
}}
XII Stag (pronounced Twelve Stag), is a shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Triangle Service and published by Taito. Originally released for the Taito G-NET arcade board,{{Cite web|url=http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=672|title=System 16 - Taito G-NET System Hardware (Taito)}} and later ported to the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and PC.
Digital Bros published the port in Europe; however, the game was not released in the USA.
Gameplay
=Attacks=
- Normal shot: Press A. There are 5 shot levels.
- Barrier: Press B. Consumes 1 bomb.
- Side attack LEVEL1: Tap horizontal direction once, then opposite direction.
- Side attack LEVEL2: right, left, left or left, right, right
- Back fire attack: When enemy is close to the rear of player's fighter, enemy is automatically damaged.
=Multiplier system=
When enemy is destroyed by Side attack or Back fire attack, the current score multiplier increases by 1, up to 12. The multiplier decreases by 1 at a time when enemy is not destroyed by either attack for a prolonged time period.
Releases
=XIIstag Limited=
{{Infobox video game
|title=XIISTAG LIMITED
|collapsible=yes
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Triangle Service
|publisher=Triangle Service
|series=
|engine=LightWave
|designer=
|released=2005-?
|genre= Shoot 'em up
|modes= Single player, Multiplayer
|platforms =Windows 95
|arcade system =
}}
It is a 1-stage demo of the game that includes Stage 4 of the original game. Full-screen and windowed executables are included. Unlike the original, the objects are 3d objects rendered in software.
=XIIZEAL=
{{Infobox video game
|title=XIIZEAL
|collapsible=yes
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Eurosoft
|publisher=Eurosoft
{{vgrelease|JP|Triangle Service}}
|series=
|engine=LightWave
|designer=
|released=2007-?
{{vgrelease|JP|28 December 2006}}
{{vgrelease|WW|5 June 2015}}
|genre= Shoot 'em up
|modes= Single player, Multiplayer
|platforms =Windows Mobile, Steam
|arcade system =
}}
XIIZEAL is a port of XII Stag released in 2007 for the Windows Mobile platform. It includes 5 difficulty settings from very easy to very hard, as well as the original soundtrack. This version was later released for Steam in 2015.
=Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~=
{{Infobox video game
|title=シューティングラブ。１０周年 ～XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL～
|collapsible=yes
|image=
|caption=
|developer=Triangle Service
|publisher={{vgrelease|JP|Triangle Service}}
|series=
|engine=
|designer=
|released=2013-05-30
|genre= Shoot 'em up
|modes= Single player, Multiplayer
|arcade system =
}}
The Xbox 360 version is a compilation version that includes XIIZeal and ΔZEAL.
DeltaZeal was originally as G-Stream G2020 by Oriental Soft, which was developed by future Triangle Service programmer and founder Toshiaki Fujino.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
;XIIStag
- [http://www.triangleservice.co.jp/html/xiistag/index.html Triangle service page]
- [http://www.triangleservice.co.jp/html/xiistag/index.html Triangle service XIISTAG LIMITED page]
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070304075258/http://www.taito.co.jp/d3/cp/12stag/ Taito PS2 page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070828192114/http://www.taito.co.jp/game/history/2000/ac_360.html Taito history page]
- [http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/rydeen/12stag/main.html XIIStag strategy guide]
- [http://www.ntsc-uk.com/review.php?platform=ps2&game=XIIStag NTSC-uk review]
;XIIZeal
- [http://www.triangleservice.co.jp/html/xiistag/ppc/index.html Triangle Service page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718125808/http://xiizeal.com/ XIIZeal site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719042152/http://www.gamezanmai.com/gameintr_4.htm Gamezanmai page]
;Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~
- [http://124.146.199.138/app-def/S-102/glove2012/sl10/ Triangle Service page]
- [http://marketplace.xbox.com/ja-JP/Product/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96-%EF%BC%91%EF%BC%90%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802334807d2?nosplash=1 Xbox Japan page]
- [http://www12.atwiki.jp/xbox360score/pages/1948.html Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~ strategy guide]
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games