Description
Zero Wing is an horizontal shooter game where the player is in control of a ZIG, an escape pod released after its main ship was attacked and destroyed by the evil cyborg CATS, bent on taking over the world.
Like most games in the genre, there are three color-coded weapons: red (scatter), green (homing) and blue (lasers). Each weapon has three levels of power, and to obtain those, similar upgrades must be collected sequentially. However, what makes the game unique is the ability to use a traction beam to trap an enemy and then throw him against his peers, destroying them.
The game (more precisely, the European PAL version of it) is known for being the origin of the grammatically incorrect phrase in the English translation,
All your base are belong to us, which has since become an internet phenomenon.
Alternate Titles
- "ゼロウィング" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Computer and Video Games (CVG) |
Aug, 1991 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Mean Machines |
Jul, 1991 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Pixel-Heroes.de |
Jun, 2004 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Power Play |
Sep, 1991 |
67 out of 100 |
67 |
| Gamers (Germany) |
Aug, 1992 |
8 out of 15 |
53 |
| Sega-16.com |
Dec 11, 2006 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Feb 02, 2005 |
C |
50 |
| Thunderbolt Games |
Aug 11, 2004 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
| HonestGamers |
Mar 18, 2012 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
| HonestGamers |
Jan 12, 2008 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
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Trivia
Zero Wing is also referenced in the 2008 video for the single
Pork and Beans by American rock band Weezer, which is a collage of all kinds of Internet phenomena and YouTube hits. During the video a shot of
Zero Wing's villain Cats is shown, with the accompanying "All your base" quote being replaced by "All your pork and beans are belong to us !!".
