AUTHOR: Toaplan RELEASE: 1991 TYP: Shoot'em up SPIELER: 1 LEVEL: - SPRACHE: Englisch WERT: 45€

Cats, der Anführer einer Bande wilder Piraten, terrorisiert die Galaxie. Sie sind Pilot des letzten Kampfschiffs der Milchstraße und müssen Cats und seine Räuber stoppen.

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Gepflegte Action-Routine ohne allzuviel Hektik. Der Spielablauf ist vollgepackt mit netten Extras, gut gestaffelten Raumschiff-Formationen und ein paar witzigen Oberbrummern. Wem Panikspiele wie Gynoug zu hektisch sind, der ist bei Zero Wing besser aufgehoben. Action-Profis wird´s hingegen ein wenig müde sein.
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An alien being known only as CATS has disabled an Earth exploratory cruiser, leaving it helpless in deep space. Fearing a further attack that could result in the loss of his ship, its captain orders every space fighter on board armed and launched to deal with any unwelcome visitors that CATS might send along…. A moderately playable shoot 'em up. The ability to catch and toss around enemy ships with a tractor beam is a nice innovation, but limited power-ups and awful ship designs hurt this title. All texts are in English, but they're so poorly translated that they're hilarious - I haven't laughed so hard in months! www.GenesisProject-Online.com

Zero Wing is an horizontal SHMUP where the player is in control of a ZIG, an escape pod released after its main ship was attacked and destroyed by CATS, bent on taking over the World. Like most games in the genre, there are three color-coded weapons: red (scatter), green (homing) and blue (lasers). Each weapon has three levels of power, and to obtain those, similar upgrades must be collected sequentially. However, what makes the game unique is the ability to use a traction beam to trap an enemy and then throw him against his peers, destroying them. The game (or the European PAL version) is best known for being the origin of the infamous „All Your Base“ 2001 Internet meme. www.Mobygames.com

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