Zero Wing

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 (or the European PAL version) is best known for being the origin of the infamous "All Your Base" 2001 Internet meme.

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The Video Game Critic	Genesis	Feb 02, 2005	C	50
Thunderbolt Games	Genesis	Aug 11, 2004	4 out of 10	40
HonestGamers	Genesis	Jan 12, 2008	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

The game was released in the U.S. in the arcades by Williams, licensed from Toaplan. It was not, however, released for the home consoles in the U.S. The arcade version had no intro. That was first seen on the home console versions.