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Comix Zone

Comix Zone is an action platformer in which players control Sketch Turner as he progresses through panels of his comic book, hoping to reach the end and escape before his own creations finish him off. But…

2 August 1995

Comix Zone is an arcade developed by Sega Technical Institute, released 2 August 1995 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and Game Boy Advance.

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What Comix Zone is

Comix Zone is an arcade game developed by Sega Technical Institute and released in 1995. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sketch Turner, a "starving artist" and freelance rock musician living in New York City, is working on his newest comic book, Comix Zone. It is the story of the New World Empire's attempt to defend Earth from an invasion of alien renegades, with inspiration coming from Sketch's oddly vivid dreams and nightmares. One night, while Sketch is working on Comix Zone during a thunderstorm, a lightning bolt strikes a panel of his comic. In this instant, its main villain, a powerful mutant named Mortus, escapes the comic book's pages, desiring to kill Sketch so he can become flesh and blood and take over the real world. Because he does not possess any power in reality, Mortus sends Sketch into the…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 2 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 32MB or greater graphics card. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Comix Zone launched on 2 August 1995, within three weeks of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95 and Phantasmagoria.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Castlevania: Dracula X, The King of Fighters '95, Phantasmagoria.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Comix Zone — frequently asked questions

When did Comix Zone come out?
Comix Zone was released on 2 August 1995 for PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Comix Zone?
At minimum, Comix Zone needs 32MB or greater graphics card graphics, 50MB free disc space of storage.
How many GB is Comix Zone?
The PC version needs about 0 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50MB free disc space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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