Retro Gamer writer Stuart Campbell showed appreciation towards its new additions to the game, namely the silver Galaxian bosses. Retrospectively in 1998, AllGame 's Earl Green noted of Super 's high level of difficulty and new enemy types, writing that its enhanced challenge and differences in gameplay made it a superior update to Xevious.

However, they liked the slightly-refined visuals and overall increase in speed. A writer for the Spanish magazine PSX Magazine agreed, describing it as a 'decaffinated' variation of its predecessor with little in the way of new content. Graeme Nicholson, a writer for Play UK, believed that while Super was still fun to play and posed enough challenge, its differences from the original Xevious were few and far between and ' the idea of the collection slightly'. Its inclusion in Xevious 3D/G+ drew mixed responses from critics. The placement of the Sol Citadels and Special Flags have also been changed. Some of these enemies reset the player's score to zero upon destruction however, bonus points are awarded for flying over the tank. Several new enemy types were introduced, including fighter jets, tanks, helicopters, and silver-plated Galaxian flagships, which are found in specific areas of the game. The gameplay overall is harder than its predecessor in difficulty, featuring more aggressive enemies and faster-moving projectiles. Super Xevious poses multiple additions and changes to the original game. Yellow 'Special Flags' from Rally-X can also be uncovered, which reward the player with an extra life. Some areas contain hidden towers known as 'Sol Citadels', which are found by bombing specific parts of an area. On occasion, the player will face off against a boss named the Andor Genesis, which can be defeated by destroying its center core or four blaster receptacles. The Solvalou has two weapons at its disposal: a forward-moving shot that destroys flying enemies, and an air-to-surface bomb that destroys ground-stationed targets. In each of these areas, the player must destroy constantly-moving waves of enemies and avoiding collision with them or their projectiles. Its gameplay is largely identical the player assumes control of a starship, the Solvalou, in its mission to destroy a supercomputer named GAMP and its Xevious forces. Super Xevious is a vertical-scrolling shooter, and an updated version of Xevious.

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