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Zen-Ichi

A vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up heavily influenced by Raiden and Raiden Fighters. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its completion, the full retail version is currently being distributed for free as a…

30 December 2004

Zen-Ichi is an arcade developed by Equinox Development, released 30 December 2004 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Zen-Ichi is

Zen-Ichi is an arcade game developed by Equinox Development and released in 2004. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up heavily influenced by Raiden and Raiden Fighters. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its completion, the full retail version is currently being distributed for free as a freeware release.
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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

Zen-Ichi launched on 30 December 2004, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4 and Cave Story.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4, Cave Story.

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When did Zen-Ichi come out?
Zen-Ichi was released on 30 December 2004 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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