Xenophobe innovated on several fronts, with a unique cabinet design and a game concept that puts three players in the same game but allows them to move around independently thanks to a three-way split screen. The game sends a crew of space officers into a series of alien-infested ships to take out the space vermin (or Xenos), gather whatever valuables are left behind and then (optionally) destroy the ship before moving on to the next one. Xenophobe borrows cheekily from Alien and various other sci-fi properties, creating a universe that is both challenging and a lot of fun to play. The arcade game used flight sticks with two buttons whose functions constantly changed – watch the bottom of your section of the screen to determine what they do as you go.