Orius (known as Xexex in Japan) is a shoot ‘em up game released for arcades in 1991. While it incorporates the best elements from R-Type and Gradius, this title innovates with its tentacle-based mechanic. The princess of planet E-Square has been kidnapped by a malevolent and powerful galactic overlord. The last hope to rescue her and repel the army of biocybernetic war machines lies in the Flintlock, a spacecraft developed from a mysterious lifeform known as Flint.
