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).

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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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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Zool	Game Boy
	Zool: Ninja of the "Nth" Dimension	SNES
	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)

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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.

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