Axia

created and published by Wildcard Design in 1998, running on BeOS

type: shooter
genre: Science Fiction, Arena shooter, Asteroids-like
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player

languages: eng other

Official description

In this high-speed action space shoot-em-up, you're Max Dellamorte, a bounty hunter, passing through the Auburn Planetary System. The local government has been losing trading convoys passing through the asteroid belt that surrounds the system, and has contracted with you to help hold off the unknown enemy until help from The Federation can arrive.

You start the game in a single-shot fighter spacecraft, with the ability to upgrade your armament as you collect bounties on each enemy ship (as well as asteroids) you destroy. Every five waves you automatically return to the Auburn weapons shop where you can buy your upgrades.

The BeOS-x86 version executable is 'axia.x86', the BeOS-ppc version is 'axia.ppc', and the DOS version is 'axia.exe'. There is also an install program (install.exe) and a sound setup program (setup.bat) for DOS. More instructions and troubleshooting guides can be found in the game itself.