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Z (PS1)

Z: The Game PSX
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Real-time
Pacing: Real-time strategy
Interface: Multiple units / characters control, Point and select
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic
Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.
Developed by: Bitmap Brothers
Released: 1997
Platforms: PlayStation (PSX, PS1), DOS

You command your troops, create reinforcements and fortifications, and after you knock out an opponent from one "card", then move on to another, more complex. To play it was more difficult and more interesting, the structures that produce your troops are scattered throughout the war zone and, as it were, do not belong to anyone. You can build as many troops as you need, but only when the "structures" belong to you. And the more powerful the troops, the more time will be spent on their construction.

To capture the territory, you need to capture a flag that marks a certain zone on the map. Grab the flag, and all the buildings in this area are yours. Here you need some strategic skills. Sometimes flags are located at a distance from buildings, so you have to carefully guard them. You think through your route on the map, determine which zones you need to capture and begin the operation. However, the case may turn into a defeat, because the enemy is quite capable of outwitting and capturing your flag and territory. There is another way to capture enemy territory - to destroy the headquarters of the opponent.

In Z, there are pleasant humorous elements, very funny "robots idiots", fighting like "God puts his soul on" and traveling from planet to planet. The surrounding landscapes are very diverse (but in meaning they are the same!). Different and the troops - from outlandish robots and jeeps, to a variety of heavy tanks and stationary guns.

Different types of detachments in the troops. Psyhos are very fast, but rather weak. Grunts - comprehensively prepared attacking units. Toughs carry powerful missile systems, but they are very slow. There are also snipers who shoot accurately from a long distance. So you can finish off the driver of an enemy tank or a vehicle, then quickly send one of your guys and steal enemy equipment.

The sound is good, at the proper level. You receive a warning about the enemy attack, a comment of your military actions (in the manner of Levitan), and the music is cool.

However, the actions in the game are reminiscent of swimming in thick jelly (you can fall asleep), the animation is "lame," and scrolling is somehow jerky. And turn off the sound, and the speed becomes quite decent.

Z, in fact, the game is complicated, and with each level the difficulty increases. Many may simply lose interest and quit playing, although the inquisitive player will find literally thousands of winning strategies, many of which are sometimes simply elegant, like chess sketches. At some points the game begins to repeat, and then the use of various strategies can simply lead to defeat. So, understand how best !?

Misc. Passwords

Enter the following as a password:
  • Square, Circle, X, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle and Square - Enable Full Metal Jacket mode
  • Square, Triangle, Circle, X, X, Circle, Triangle and Square - Enable invincibility
  • Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle - Level Select
  • X, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle, X, Square - While playing press Square on Controller 2 to destroy your own base.

Passwords to each level

  • Circle, Triangle, Circle, Circle, Square, Triangle, X, Circle Level 10
  • X, Square, Circle, X, X, Square, Square, Circle Level 11
  • X, X, Circle, X, Circle, X, Square, Circle Level 12
  • Circle, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, Square, X, Circle Level 13
  • Square, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, X, Circle, Square Level 14
  • Square, Triangle, X, Circle, Square, Triangle, X, Circle Level 15
  • Circle, X, Circle, Square, Square, X, Square, X Level 16
  • Circle, Square, Triangle, X, Triangle, X, Circle, Square Level 17
  • Square, Circle, Square, X, X, Circle, Circle, Triangle Level 18
  • X, Circle, X, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle Level 19
  • Square, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X Level 2
  • Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle Level 20
  • Square, X, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, Square, X, Circle Level 3
  • Square, Triangle, X, Circle, Circle, Triangle, X, Circle Level 4
  • X, Circle, Square, X, Triangle, Square, X, Circle Level 5
  • Square, Circle, Triangle, X, Circle, X, Square, Circle Level 6
  • X, Circle, Square, X, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle Level 7
  • X, X, Circle, Triangle, X, Circle, Square, X Level 8