Arcade Archives XX Mission Cheats & Cheat Codes for PS4 and Nintendo Switch

Published: May 12, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a comment

Arcade classic XX Mission is a noteworthy Shmup from developer UPL. Originally released in arcades in 1987, the title is currently available on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch as part of Hamster Corporation’s Arcade Archives line. The Arcade Archives version of XX Mission arrived in 2020 and maintained the same core gameplay as the original, including presenting the game in its original resolution.

Contrary to most arcade shoot ’em up games of the era, which primarily came from Japanese development studios and cabinet manufacturers, XX Mission‘s developer UPL is a Western-based studio that produced several games throughout the 1980s. In addition to XX Mission, UPL would also release the popular Ninja-Kid series of titles as well as Super Moon Cresta, another popular coin-op Shmup of the era.

Though it’s not nearly as popular as some of UPL’s other noteworthy games, XX Mission does have a respectable following of Shmup fans who view the title as one of the more competent genre entries from a Western studio during the 1980s. The PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop pages for the Arcade Archives release of XX Mission reveal that the title has a fairly strong user score despite not having an aggregate review score from official outlets.

XX Mission Premise

XX Mission gameplay — ©XX Mission Arcade Archives gameplay screenshot – Original

In XX Mission, players take control of a fighter jet and progressively work their way through harder and harder stages, dodging incoming fire and taking out enemy targets. Similar to other Shmup titles with both land and air enemies (such as Xevious), players need to regularly shift between the jet’s primary weapon for taking out incoming threats in the sky and a bomb used to eliminate ground-based enemies like tanks. Like in most other Shmups, players collect power-ups along the way that change their ship’s functionality and make it more capable in combat, and eliminating enemies and bosses without losing lives results in a higher overall score.

XX Mission Main Characters

As a shoot ’em up game with no on-screen elements other than the player ship, scrolling level environments, and enemies, there are no actual characters or personalities to speak of in XX Mission. That said, the player’s ship is a render of none other than the real-world F-14 Tomcat, developed by Grumman (now Northrop Grumman) as the successor to the F-111B interceptor jet. In addition to XX Mission, one of the most famous arcade titles to feature the F-14 Tomcat as the player’s ship is Sega’s classic After Burner.

Games in the Arcade Archives Series

The Arcade Archives series is a concerted effort by Japanese developer Hamster Corporation to preserve and port classic arcade coin-op games to modern consoles and PCs. With many of the titles they port no longer available outside emulation, the Arcade Archives series continues to serve as a great example of game preservation, making long-forgotten and classic games available to a brand new audience while simultaneously reuniting fans with some of their favorite arcade classics. Since starting in 2014, there have been more than 300 releases in the Arcade Archives series:

2014

Crazy Climber
Ninja-Kid
Rygar
Mat Mania Exciting Hour
Bomb Jack
Wonder Boy
Renegade
Moon Cresta
Solomon’s Key
Nova 2001
City Connection
Karate Champ
Exerion
Terra Cresta
Double Dragon
Raiders5
Scramble
Mr. Goemon

2015

Shusse Ozumo
Gradius
Crazy Climber 2
Butasan
A-Jax
MagMax
Cosmo Police Galivan
Ikki
Ninja-Kid II
Shanghai III
Super Dodge Ball
Star Force
The Legen of Kage
Salamander
TwinBee

2016

Bubble Bobble
Kid’s Horehore Daisakusen
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Soldier Girl Amazon
Flak Attack
Gradius II
Armed F
KiKi KaiKai
Contra
Darius
Atomic Robo Kid
Terra Force
Haunted Castle

2017

Ark Area
Mutant Night
Thunder Cross
The Ninja Warriors
Mario Bros.
Elevator Action
Zippy Race
VS. Super Mario Bros.
Front Line

2018

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
Youjyuden
Moon Patrol
Punch-Out!!
10-Yard Fight
Donkey Kong
Sky Skipper
Omega Fighter
Argus
Excitebike
Alpha Mission
Urban Champion
Route-16
Athena
Donkey Kong Jr.

2019

Ice Climber
Ikari Warriors
Donkey Kong 3
Time Pilot
Psycho Soldier
Ninja Gaiden
Image Fight
Alpine Ski
Pooyan
Wild Western
Clu Clu Land
Ninja Spirit
Road Fighter
Victory Road
X Multiply
VS. Gradius
Water Ski
Pinball
Vigilante
Track & Field
Time Tunnel
VS. Castlevania
Golf
TNK III
Yie Ar Kung Fu
In the Hunt
Hyper Sports
Frogger
VS. Balloon Fight

2020

Penguin Wars
Detana!! TwinBee
XX Mission
Tecmo Bowl
Saint Dragon
Sasuke vs. Commander
VS. Mahjong
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
Formation Z
Ikari III: The Rescue
The Tin Star
Plus Alpha
Tube Panic
VS. Wrecking Crew
Radical Radial
Naughty Boy
Sunset Riders
VS. Baseball
Wiz
P-47: The Phantom Fighter
Kangaroo
Koutetsu Yousai Strahl
BurgerTime
Circus Charlie
Super Punch-Out!!
Trigon
Gemini Wing
Earth Defense Force
Burnin’ Rubber
Ben Bero Beh
Arabian
Super Cobra
Soccer
64th Street: A Detective Story
Pettan Pyuu
Zero Team
Rush’n Attack
The Fairyland Story
Markham
VS. Tennis
Gradius III

2021

Rod Land
Quarth
Halley’s Comet
Ninja Kazan
Cybattler
Guerilla War
Legend of Makai
Thunder Dragon
Crime Fighters
Swimmer
Saboten Bombers
Frisky Tom
Thunder Cross II
The Astynax
Guzzler
Task Force Harrier
Time Pilot ’84
Hacha Mecha Fighter
Pirate Pete
Seicross
Takeda Shingen
Raiden
Sea Fighter Poseidon
Darwin 4078
Crime Fighters 2
Bio-ship Paladin
Kuri Kinton
Vandyke
Space Cruiser
USAAF Mustang
Pop Flamer
Soldam
Pac-Man
Xevious
Typhoon Gal
Genpei Toma Den
Rally-X
Mappy
Sky Kid
Black Heart
Libble Rabble
Raimais
Phozon
Liquid Kids
Dragon Buster
Mirai Ninja
Xexex

2022

Super Pac-Man
GunNail
Hopping Mappy
Pistol Daimyo no Boken
New Rally-X
Thunder Dragon 2
Dangerous Seed
High Way Race
Dragon Spirit
Qix
Rolling Thunder
Empire City: 1931
Wonder Momo
Pac-Land
Valkyrie no Densetsu
Gaplus
Yokai Dochuki
Fighting Hawk
Pro Tennis: World Court
Trio The Punch — Never Forget Me…
Flipull
The Tower of Druaga
Motos
Space Seeker
Thunder Ceptor
Rabio Lepus
Dragon Saber
Chack’n Pop
Roller Jammer
Dig Dug
Gun Frontier
Metro-Cross
Super Volleyball
Pac & Pal
Champion Wrestler
Rompers
The Return of Ishtar
Assault
Toy Pop
Tokidensho Angel Eyes
Ordyne
Itazura Tenshi
Baraduke
Metal Black
Galaxian
Tetris: The Grand Master
Pac-Mania
Marvel Land
Metal Hawk

2023

Galaga
Senjyo
Tank Force
The NewZealand Story
Phelios
Magical Speed
Grobda
Don Doko Don
Sky Kid Deluxe
Turbo Force
Thunder Ceptor II
Bonze Adventure
Navarone
Rezon
Dig Dug II
Cosmo Gang the Video
Galaga ’88
Tecmo Knight
Mazinger Z
Rolling Thunder 2
Tetris: The Absolute — The Grand Master 2 Plus
Bravoman
Megablast
Splatterhouse
Cop 01
Pole Position
Strato Fighter
King & Balloon
Growl
Baraduke 2
Mad Shark
Dark Adventure
Bosconian
Cadash
Zing Zing Zip
Jail Break
Striker Gunner S.T.G.
Finest Hour
Darius II
Guttang Gottong
Blandia
Burning Force
Daioh
Shao-lin’s Road
Dino Rex
Warp & Warp
Scramble Formation
Pole Position II
Aero Fighters
Mystic Warriors
Solitary Fighter

2024

Mighty Guy
Cosmo Gang the Puzzle
Super Contra
Rainbow Islands
Silkworm
Face Off
Master of Weapon
Jungler
War of Aero
Tank Battalion
Mouser
Surprise Attack
Volfied
Exvania
VS. Super Xevious: GAMP no Nazo
Emeraldia
Numan Athletics
Rastan Saga
Tutankham
Fighter & Attacker

XX Mission Cheats & Cheat Codes

No cheats or cheat codes are available for Arcade Archives: XX Mission regardless of platform. Neither the PlayStation 4 nor Nintendo Switch versions of XX Mission support cheats. That said, players can feed as many credits as they need to beat the game in the Arcade Archives release of the title, which amounts to having infinite lives/continues.

XX Mission Cheat FAQs

Is the Arcade Archives release of XX Mission different from the original?
Technically, no. The Arcade Archives release of XX Mission is identical to the 1987 UPL original, with the one exception being the ability to freely add credits. As a result, players can easily clear the game by adding as many lives as necessary.