in side effects, including death. Exile, the console version of XRZ II, replaced most of the illicit drugs with fictionalized equivalents (e.g. Opiates became Heartpoisons), that lack the negative side effects of their original counterparts. Exile: Wicked Phenomenon revamps several aspects of the previous games, ditching the hideout screens and adding the option to switch between Sadler or any of his companions (Rumi, Kindi and Fakhyle) during action segments, using each of their unique abilities. Wicked Phenomenon also brings back all the illicit narcotics missing in the original Exile, with the English version of the game using altered spellings for their names (e.g. cannabis became "cananavis"). While the AP and AC gauges are no longer present on the HUD (which instead shows the player's health, experience points and cash), the player can still use drugs to temporarily enhance their offensive and defensive stats. Reception Exile was rated 24.23 out of 30 by Japanese magazine PC Engine Fan. It was later named one of "Renovation's Top 10 Games" on IGN. Levi Buchanan of IGN stated that "the translation in the Genesis edition is pretty bad, but that has little effect on the breadth of the adventure itself." The game was also featured in a positive light in the book The 8-Bit Book – 1981 to 199x by Jerry Ellis. Exile: Wicked Phenomenon was given a decent review from John Huxley at defunctgames.com. He wrote that "Exile is a solid game that successfully marries action and role-playing", but said that it was not as deep of an adventure as Ys I & II. He also mentioned that the voiceovers are "terrific", only complaining that the graphics in the cutscenes are "a little thin." References External links Turbo-CD Exile at FantasyAnime 1988 video games 1989 video games 1992 video games 1993 video games Action role-playing video games Role-playing video games MSX2 games NEC PC-8801 games NEC PC-9801 games Sega Genesis games Sharp X1 games Side-scrolling role-playing video games TurboGrafx-CD games Telenet Japan games Video game franchises Working Designs Fictional Arabs Fictional Iraqi people Video games based on Arabian mythology Video game franchises introduced in 1988 Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Tenpei Sato Video games set in Iraq Video games set in Egypt Video games set in Iran Video games set in France Video games set in Sicily Video games set in Greece Video games set in India Video games