Amiga

Zool

Description

His name is Zool, and he is a gremlin-like creature from another dimension. He is forced to land on the Earth, but his sole goal is to attain the prestigious ranking of a Ninja. To do that, Zool will have to travel through six worlds, each divided into three stages, defeat his enemies, and prove himself worthy of that title.

Zool is a fast-paced side-scrolling platformer. The protagonist can run, jump, climb walls, and shoot enemies. Power-ups for Zool are scattered across the levels. These include life-spending hearts, smart bombs, shields, more powerful jump-skill and a twin Zool. This "twin" makes imitates the original's motions a few seconds after he performs them.

In the options menu the player can change the difficulty and the game speed (two times), the number of continues, and the background music (rock or funk).

Alternate Titles

• "זול" -- Hebrew spelling
• "Zool: Ninja of the "Nth" Dimension" -- European title (Amiga/DOS)
• "Zool AGA" -- English Amiga A1200-specific release title
• "ZOOLのゆめぼうけん" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Advertising / Product tie-ins
• Games with code-wheel copy protection
• Theme: Ninjas
• Zool series

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User Reviews

Perhaps the most over-hyped Amiga game ever; mediocre at best	Martin Smith (63361)
So-so platformer with nothing to distinguish it from a thousand others.	Gary Smith (65)

The Press Says

Amiga Action	Jul, 1992	96 out of 100	96
Amiga Format	Oct, 1992	95 out of 100	95
CU Amiga	Aug, 1992	91 out of 100	91
Datormagazin	Oct, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Amiga Joker	Oct, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Svenska Hemdatornytt	Nov 12, 1992	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	Nov, 1992	75 out of 100	75

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Trivia

On the game's release, many reviewers referred to Zool as an ant. Gremlin later issued a press release claiming to be from the leader of a body representing ants, complaining about the misrepresentation of their hard-working and gentle species.