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. It was released exclusively in Japan in 1995 and was the first original title by

sold to the general public. In 2017 it was later digitally reissued on

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Gameplay

Players pilots the super-robot Exector from a third-person/top-down perspective and must prevent the Spin Drift's destruction, a space station being pulled toward a mysterious planet by a strange ruin, within a real-time ten-hour mission timer. The player must eliminate enemy robots and find key cards to unlock doors. Available weapons include missiles, lasers, flame throwers, and the "Xector Genocide Gun".

Release

was founded in 1988 and started developing original titles in 1995, releasing Exector in 22 September 1995, the company's first title to be sold to the general public. Exector was launched exclusively for the

in Japan. In 2017 it was later digitally reissued on

(PSP),

, and

References

{{Arc System Works 1995 video games Arc System Works games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation 3 games PlayStation Portable games PlayStation Vita games Single-player video games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in outer space

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