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Roketz

Roketz is a 360 degree scrolling shoot 'em up. It features gravity environment and thrust-and-turn gameplay similar to the likes of Thrust, Virus, and SubSpace. Selectable game modes are the usual deathmatch…

31 December 1996

Roketz is an arcade, released 31 December 1996 on DOS.

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What Roketz is

Roketz was released in 1996. It was published by Bluemoon Interactive. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Roketz is a 360 degree scrolling shoot 'em up. It features gravity environment and thrust-and-turn gameplay similar to the likes of Thrust, Virus, and SubSpace. Selectable game modes are the usual deathmatch combat mode and a racing mode where the players have to pass given checkpoints as fast as possible.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Roketz launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Roketz come out?
Roketz was released on 31 December 1996 for DOS.

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