Zzoom is a shooter developed by Imagine Software, released 31 December 1983 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.
What Zzoom is
Zzoom is a shooter game developed by Imagine Software and released in 1983. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The object of the game is to protect a series of refugees from enemy aircraft, tanks and submarines. The player's view consists of a crosshairs upon a simple ground and sky horizon, with an altimeter, a shield indicator and a radar. Refugees walk along the horizon, and the player must fire his guns and missiles at enemy units to prevent them from killing the refugees. Score is gained by destroying enemy units, and for refugees crossing the screen safely.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Zzoom launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
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Quick answers
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When did Zzoom come out?
Zzoom was released on 31 December 1983 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.
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