90
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
2.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

In this game you are a visiting Earthman, caught in the war between ancient enemies. After you crashed, you joined your rescuers in their war for survival. You are the blue side; your enemies are colored red. You control a gigantic battle-robot, called a Zoid, to attack and defeat other Zoids.

The action takes place from within the cockpit. You have to learn a new way of looking at the world, as your only contact with outside is through the instrument panels of the Zoid. This is not intuitive--it takes some reading, some experimentation, and lots of practice.

What you see on the screen while playing is the cockpit control panels. The computer displays your health and the health of your battle robot both visually and audibly. You see your heartbeat and the bot has a similar heartbeat. You also hear you heartbeats, and these tell you how your combined overall health is.

Other features of the cockpit include a radar-style map that shows your Zoid in relation to the world around you. The map includes terrain features, and anything your instruments pick up is put on the map. All your game controls are displayed around the map, the railgun, shields, jamming, missiles, and general information panels.

Alternate Titles

  • "Zoids: The Battle Begins" -- European Title (Commodore 64)

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User Reviews

For people with nothing to do only Gary Smith (65) 1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars1 Stars

The Press Says

Computer and Video Games (CVG) Apr, 1986 10 out of 10 100
Commodore User Mar, 1986 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Zzap! Apr, 1986 96 out of 100 96
Zzap! (Italy) May, 1986 92 out of 100 92
Your Commodore May, 1986 8 out of 10 80
Happy Computer 1986 75 out of 100 75

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Trivia

Rob Hubbard's music for this game is a cover version of the track "Ancestors" by Synergy from the album "Audion".


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (104287), Martin Smith (63223) and Jacqke (966)
 

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