Exed Exes has the player pilot a ship against waves of enemies and full-screen bosses, with combinable power-ups and a system for capturing allied ships to add firepower, ideas Capcom would keep refining in its later shooters.
It was overshadowed by its more famous successors, but it's a key piece for understanding how Capcom built its identity within the vertical-shooting genre during the 80s.

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