Red Zone is a shooter developed by Zyrinx, released 1 November 1994 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What Red Zone is
Red Zone is a shooter game developed by Zyrinx and released in 1994. It was published by Time Warner Interactive. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Red Zone, known as Hardwired during development and Commando Raid when demonstrated at Summer CES 1994, is a Sega Mega Drive game released in 1994 by Zyrinx. It is noteworthy for achieving sprite rotations, 3D vectors and full motion video; things that were often considered impossible to do on Mega Drive hardware. No additional hardware (such as an extra chip in Virtua Racing is used. The game proudly announces this technical achievement before the title screen. Zyrinx were previously responsible for Sub-Terrania, and the two games share similar graphics and logos. The soundtrack was again composed by Jesper Kyd.
How it plays
Its themes are warfare.
What it launched against
Red Zone launched on 1 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Killer Instinct.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Killer Instinct.
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Quick answers
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When did Red Zone come out?
Red Zone was released on 1 November 1994 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
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