Xevious 3D/G Arcade Archives 2: Modes and Control Settings

Original and Hi Score

HAMSTER describes Original Mode as the version with convenience settings for revisiting the arcade game, including difficulty, display adjustments, remapping, rapid-fire options and multiple saves. It is useful for learning what the game expects while checking the setup that suits your controller and screen.

Hi Score Mode instead emphasizes the highest score from a single run. Plan a score attempt around that stated objective rather than treating it as an unrestricted practice session. The reviewed publisher page does not list every per-mode option restriction, so check the mode’s own rules before comparing two runs.

Caravan and Time Attack

Caravan Mode uses a five-minute scoring window. That changes the goal: a route that is comfortable for a full-game clear may not produce the best result within a short timer. Time Attack focuses on completion speed rather than score, according to HAMSTER’s description.

Choose one objective for a session and compare attempts under the same settings. If you switch from Caravan to Time Attack, change what you record as success. This is a planning suggestion, not a claim of an optimal route, a world-record strategy or a hidden scoring exploit.

Buttons, display and multiplayer

The collection supports button remapping and rapid-fire settings, so copied console labels may not match your setup. Open the in-game controls and assign actions before following a walkthrough. The public sources reviewed here did not establish an exact PS5, Xbox or Switch 2 default table; no replacement buttons have been guessed.

VRR support is documented, but its effect depends on compatible hardware and settings. The product lists one to two players and explicitly says that this title has no Network Mode. Online score features and local player count do not by themselves establish an online cooperative mode.

Sources and review

Checked 2026-10-21. HAMSTER: Xevious 3D/G features and modes.

Gameplay advice is editorial guidance based on the documented features. Source review does not mean GetCheatBeacon tested the game in person.