Zarlor Mercenary
Zarlor Mercenary is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player controls a spacecraft destroying enemy spaceships and buildings in order to earn money which can be used to buy upgrades between…
Zarlor Mercenary is a shooter developed by Epyx, released 31 December 1990 on Atari Lynx and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Zarlor Mercenary is
Zarlor Mercenary is a shooter game developed by Epyx and released in 1990. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari Lynx and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The war had been going on for years between the Mendicant and the Zarlor races. It wasn't going anywhere so the Zarlors decided to hire outside help. There are six key installations on the Mendicant's home planet of Yorith. The first mission is the Cadmar Desert where you are to locate and destroy a super weapon. The second mission Mesort Swamp holds a secret base. Third mission is in the Docrit Sea where you have to destroy the Mendicant Navy. Forth mission titled Sedimor Domes is to attack a moon in the sector. Mardic Ice is the fifth mission where you fly to the ice caps of Mardi Koldavia, these ice caps are described as radioactive and here the Mendicants have built nuclear reactors…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Zarlor Mercenary launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
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