Zero Wing

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Zero Wing

Publisher: Toaplan

Developer: Toaplan

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Zero Wing (ゼロウイング) is a 1989 arcade shoot 'em up video game developed by Toaplan. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in both Japan and Europe in 1991.

Gameplay

and shoot. fires a suction beam that will trap enemies, allowing the ship to grab enemies. Letting go of launches the enemy at high speeds, allow ing you to destroy other enemies with it. Enemies drop powerups when destroyed; the first powerup per life will always be subships that shoot with you but do not have the suction beam.

While there are no gameplay differences between the arcade version and its ports, the Mega Drive port added an in-game storyline with cutscenes. This is the game's present claim to fame: the European release is legendary on the Internet for a disastrous translation, especially in its introduction scene, where each line has been played with in some way shape or form (for instance, "All your base are belong to us." where it should be something along the lines of "We have conquered all your bases.").

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[1]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

72

^[2]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[3]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

77

^[4]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[5]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)

40

^[6]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

87

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[8]

Games-X (UK)

92

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

86

^[11]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

90

^[12]

Joystick (FR)

86

^[13]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

72

^[14]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

70

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

80

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

82

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

82

^[19]

Mean Machines (UK)

91

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

91

^[21]

Player One (FR)

79

^[22]

Play Time (DE)

68

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

100

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

78

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

77

^[27]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

86

^[28]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

66

^[29]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[30]

Super Gaming (US)

67

^[31]

Supersonic (FR)

85

^[32]

Tilt (FR)

80

^[33]

Video Games (DE)

67

^[34]

	78
Based on 34 reviews

Zero Wing

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 349

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p139-2] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 139

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-05.pdf_p27-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 27

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p137-4] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 137

[:File:CVG_UK_117.pdf_p60-5] Computer & Video Games, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-15), page 60

[6] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 291

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p118-7] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 118

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0133.pdf_p19-8] Famitsu, "1991-xx-xx" (JP; 1991-06-14), page 19

[:File:GamesX_UK_09.pdf_p36-9] Games-X, "21st-26th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-21), page 36

[10] Hippon Super, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-04), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_011.pdf_p48-11] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:Joypad_FR_009.pdf_p158-12] Joypad, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-05-1x), page 158

[:File:Joystick_FR_018.pdf_p182-13] Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 182

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p95-14] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-08.pdf_p123-15] Mega Drive Fan, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 123

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-16] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:MegaForce_FR_06.pdf_p76-17] Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 76

[:File:MegaTech_UK_05.pdf_p32-18] MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 32

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p93-19] MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 93

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p74-20] Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p143-21] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_020.pdf_p70-22] Player One, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-10), page 70

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-0809.pdf_p94-23] Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 94

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-24] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPower_UK_33.pdf_p34-25] Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 34

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p41-26] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 41

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-27] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:SegaForce_UK_07.pdf_p72-28] Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 72

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p236-29] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 236

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-30] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:SuperGaming_US_02.pdf_p8-31] Super Gaming, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:Supersonic_FR_01.pdf_p6-32] Supersonic, "Mai/Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 6

[:File:Tilt_FR_093.pdf_p53-33] Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 53

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-07.pdf_p46-34] Video Games, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-24), page 46

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