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Tempest X3

ShooterPuzzle

Released

Nov 1, 1996

10,963 days ago
Platforms
  • PS1
Ratings

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Nov 1, 199610,963 days ago
    • PS1

About

In Tempest X3 you control a claw that perches and crawls around the outer edge of a series of geometrically shaped, tube-like constructs, shooting down or out into the nebulous void of outer space. From the core of this void, fuseballs, rockets, pulsars, tankers and other hazardous aliens and alien artifacts move toward your ship. Once you clear a screen, you fly into the void and onto the next level. Watch out for spikes as you advance.

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Reviews

Critics (IGDB)80/1001 review
IGDB players80/1001 rating

Game info

Released
1996 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

Other versions

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBENo content descriptors

Themes & tags

Story & names

This game features three modes of play: Classic Tempest, which is based on the early 1980s Arcade smash simply titled Tempest; an update of Tempest called Tempest X, which features a jump feature, A.I. Droids that help you fight and enhanced graphics and sound; and Tempest Duel, which pits you against a friend and the Generator, which cranks out an endless source of enemies.

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Also known as

  • Tempest X3: An Inter-Galactic Battle ZoneAlternative title
  • Tempest 2000 PlaystationAlternative title
  • Tempest 2K PS1Alternative spelling
  • Tempest X₃Alternative spelling
  • Temptest X3Alternative spelling

Release dates by region

2 releases in 2 regions

north america

  • Nov 01, 1996PS1

europe

  • Feb 01, 1997PS1

The Tempest series

All 9 games
  1. Tempest1981
  2. Tempest 20001994
  3. Tempest 30002000
  4. Tempest2007 · Remake
  5. Tempest: Evolved2007 · Remake
  6. TxK2014
  7. Tempest 40002018

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.