---
name: "xbat"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "xbat"
version: "1.11-11"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xbat"
---

# xbat(6)

A Xevious-like classic arcade game

## NAME

xbat - A Xevious-like classic arcade game

## SYNOPSIS

**xbat -** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

Xbat is a fast moving action game for X11. Xbat closely resembles the classic arcade game Xevious. While navigating his Solvalou, the player must survive waves of enemy airships, occasionally meeting up with a "boss-ship" at the end of a level.

## OPTIONS

- **-h \| -help**

  Print usage summary

- **-dc**

  Use default colormap

- **-g**

  Auto fire

- **-hs**

  High speed mode

- **-r**

  Exchange \[x\] and \[z\] keys

- **-mode \[0-4\]**

  Set game level 0:easy, 1:normal, 2:difficult, 3:more difficult, 4:abnormal

- **-wait \[0-10\]**

  Set wait 0:no wait - 10:slowest

## GAMEPLAY

The aim of the game is to penetrate deep into occupied territory and defeat any enemy troops that are encountered on the way.

Flying a spacecraft onto the enemy base, the player must withstand waves of airborne attack vessels.  From the ground, enemy bases fire missiles at the spacecraft.

Enemy airships can be fired at with air-to-air missiles. Ground targets can be engaged using laser guided bombs.

When an enemy base-ship appears, it can only be destroyed by carefully dropping a bomb into one of its exposed exhaust vents.

When the player's spacecraft is hit by another flying object or a missile, the ship is destroyed.  If any ships are still left, the game is continued at about the same place on the map.

At the start of the game, the player is equipped with an initial number of spacecrafts.  When all of these have been destroyed, the game is over.  By exceeding certain score levels, extra ships can  be earned during gameplay.

## CONTROLS

- **Game controls**

  \[s\] Start or pause \[q\],\[Esc\] Quit \[c\] Setup (at title screen only)

- **Movement controls**

  Cursor keys, number keys or \[i\]\[j\]\[k\]\[l\]\[m\]

  Movement keys are assigned as follows:

  \[Left\],\[j\],\[4\] Move ship to the left

  \[Right\],\[l\],\[6\] Move ship to the right

  \[Up\],\[i\],\[8\] Move ship forward

  \[Down\],\[k\],\[m\],\[5\],\[2\] Move ship backward

- **Firing controls**

  \[Ctrl\],\[z\] Drop a bomb

  \[Space\],\[x\] Fire missile

## SEE ALSO

The novel *Fardraut Saga* written by  *Masanobu Endoh* (unknown edition) - if you can find it.

*Noriaki Ozawa's Xevious* Homepage at: *http://www.nemoto.ecei.tohoku.ac.jp/~ozawa/xevious/xevious-e.html*

## BUGS

No sound support.

Someone reported problems getting multiple simultaneous keypresses recognized.

Please report all bugs to the  Debian Bug Tracking System (see:  *http://www.debian.org/Bugs*)

## AUTHORS

*Masanobu Endo* conceived Xevious (C) 1983 Namco.

*Yuuji Waizumi \<wai@nemoto.ecei.tohoku.ac.jp\>* wrote xbat.

*Joost Kooij \<joost@debian.org\>* packaged  **xbat** for Debian and wrote this manpage. *Sam Hocevar \<sam@zoy.org\>* adopted the package and updated this manpage.