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Summary

X Multiply feels like a love‑letter to Irem’s own R‑Type, but swaps the iconic Force pod for a pair of flexible, invulnerable tentacles that cling to the X‑002’s sides. When you collect power‑ups, glowing orbs snap onto the ship, reinforcing the tentacles and letting you swing them into enemy formations with a satisfying sense of control.
The premise is oddly intimate for a space shooter: in the year 2249 a colony is besieged by microscopic alien lifeforms that infiltrate a woman’s body, turning her into a walking queen. Scientists respond by launching the microscopic fighter X‑002 straight into her bloodstream, turning the player’s craft into a microscopic surgeon battling from within.
Beyond the horizontal rush, the game throws in a brief vertical‑scroll segment at the end of the sixth level, adding a fresh twist. In Japan, the arcade version earned a respectable eighth‑place ranking on Game Machine’s November 1989 table‑game chart, confirming its appeal among hardcore shooters.

Storyline

X Multiply (often just called X Multiply) puts players in the year 2249, when a colony planet faces a bizarre alien invasion. The invaders aren’t massive ships but microscopic organisms that infiltrate, infect, and ultimately kill the colonists. In response, scientists create a tiny combat unit called the X‑002, a microscopic fighter designed to battle the infection from inside. The X‑002 is launched into the body of a colonist who has already been taken over by the alien queen, turning the conflict into a high‑stakes internal war. The game follows the X‑002’s desperate fight to eradicate the alien threat from within.

Edited by Maya Carter