XII Stag

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XII Stag
Developer(s)	Triangle Service (Arcade) Dreams (PS2)
Publisher(s)	JP: Taito (arcade, PS2) EU: 505 Game Street (PS2)
Engine	LightWave
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation 2
Release	JP: 2002 (arcade) JP: 20 March 2003 (PS2) EU: 2 April 2004 (PS2)
Genre(s)	Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
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,^[1] 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[edit]

Attacks[edit]

• 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[edit]

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[edit]

XIIstag Limited[edit]

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[edit]

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~[edit]

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[edit]

External links[edit]

XIIStag

• Triangle service page
• Triangle service XIISTAG LIMITED page
• (in Japanese) Taito PS2 page
• Taito history page
• XIIStag strategy guide
• NTSC-uk review

XIIZeal

• Triangle Service page
• XIIZeal site
• Gamezanmai page

Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~

• Triangle Service page
• Xbox Japan page
• Shooting Love. 10 shuunen ~XIIZEAL & ΔZEAL~ strategy guide