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 no Yume Bōken" -- Japanese title
  • "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

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Zool: Sega Genesis Genesis $5.29  
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User Reviews

Perhaps the most over-hyped Amiga game ever; mediocre at best Amiga Martin Smith (63217)
It Zucks DOS Zovni (9427)
So-so platformer with nothing to distinguish it from a thousand others. Amiga Gary Smith (65)

The Press Says

GamePro (US) SNES Feb, 1994 4.5 out of 5 90
Amiga Joker Amiga Oct, 1992 83 out of 100 83
Amiga Joker Amiga CD32 Nov, 1993 83 out of 100 83
GamesCollection SEGA Master System Nov 23, 2007 8 out of 10 80
Joypad Game Boy Feb, 1994 76 out of 100 76
Sega-16.com Genesis Jun 04, 2012 7 out of 10 70
PC Player (Germany) DOS Jun, 1993 69 out of 100 69
High Score SNES Aug, 1994 3 out of 5 60
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Genesis Jan, 1994 5.8 out of 10 58
Power Unlimited Amiga CD32 Sep, 1994 5.3 out of 10 53

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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.


This entry was contributed by Famine3h (299), Bock (158), Mike Chilton (12), Kabushi (104356), Martin Smith (63217), Игги Друге (31854), YID YANG Bronze Star Contributing Member (162352), *Katakis* (37454), quizzley7 (21236) and Rantanplan (1721)
 

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