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that was released in arcades in 1985 by

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Gameplay

''Exed Exes'' is a vertically scrolling shooter game.

Development and release

It was originally published in North America as ''Savage Bees'', licensed to Memetron. It was ported to the

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and later included in retrospective compilations. It is included with its original name on the '' Capcom Generations Volume 3'' for

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, ''

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and ''Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded'' for

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. This game has been released for the

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Arcade in Japan on September 21, 2010, the PAL region on January 7, 2011, and in North America on January 10, 2011. In 2013, it was released on ''

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'' for

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and

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as ''Savage Bees''.

Reception and legacy

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Exed Exes'' on their March 15, 1985 issue as being the fifteenth most-popular arcade game at the time. Fan reception for the Famicom version was mixed: readers of '' Famimaga'' voted to give ''Exed Exes'' a 15.27 out of 30 score. A reviewer of '' Gamest Mook'' noted that the insect and skull-themed enemies, the inorganic backgrounds, as well as the mysterious and anxiety-inducing music posed a unique and exciting atmosphere. He also praised the mechanic of turing enemies into collectable fruit items as "the greatest attraction of this work." Colonel Issue appears as a cameo character in ''

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'' as part of Captain Commando's Solo Unit attack.

Notes

References

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