Section-Z
The NES Port of Section-Z, a side-view shoot-'em-up by Capcom originally released in arcades in 1985. The gameplay of the game can be described as a mixture of Metroid and Life Force. The game consists of 3…
Section-Z is an arcade developed by Capcom, released 25 May 1987 on Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Section-Z is
Section-Z is an arcade game developed by Capcom and released in 1987. It is available on Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The NES Port of Section-Z, a side-view shoot-'em-up by Capcom originally released in arcades in 1985. The gameplay of the game can be described as a mixture of Metroid and Life Force. The game consists of 3 levels of which each has 20 sections. Not all of the sections are required to visit to beat the game.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Section-Z launched on 25 May 1987, within three weeks of The Great Giana Sisters and Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Released around the same time: The Great Giana Sisters, Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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