Zoop

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Zoop
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Viacom New Media (US/EU), Media Quest (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (6 tracks)
Genre: Puzzle

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
US
T-139049

Zoop (ズープ) is a puzzle game developed by Hookstone for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Sega Game Gear, Atari Jaguar, DOS, Game Boy, PlayStation and SNES. It is similar to the arcade game Plotting, but runs in real time.

Gameplay

You are a colored triangle standing in a 4x4 square in the center of the screen. Lines of different colored objects appear from the four rows on each side of the box. The goal is to destroy those objects before they go on your square. A, B, and C shoot. If you shoot an object of the same color as you, the object will be destroyed and you will move on to the next object in that row. When you have depleted the row, you will move back to the square (facing the opposite direction). If you hit an object of a different color, you swap colors with that object and return to your square, allowing you to shoot different-colored objects. Therefore, the keys to success are timely color swapping and fast reaction (especially since you come back to the square facing the opposite direction).

Magazine articles

Main article: Zoop/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №49, p136
84
63 №38, p85[1]
94 №59, p102/103
81 №74, p38
85 №52, p55
62 №2, p92[2]
89 №66, p12
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[3]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
84
[4]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[5]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[6]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
91
[7]
Joypad (FR) PAL
77
[8]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[9]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
64
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
63
[1]
Player One (FR) PAL
94
[11]
Power Up! (UK)
90
[12]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
61
[13]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
81
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[15]
Sega Megazone (AU)
40
[16]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
75
[17]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
62
[18]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
89
[19]
Todo Sega (ES)
90
[20]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
81
[21]
Video Games (DE) PAL
67
[22]
Sega Mega Drive
75
Based on
21 reviews

Zoop

Mega Drive, US
Zoop MD US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngZoop MD US Box.JPG
Cover
Zoop MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Zoop MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Zoop MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Zoop MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №416, p33
60 №1996-18, p223[23]
64 №, p13[24]
Sega Saturn
61
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[25]
Fusion (US) NTSC-U
75
[26]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
50
[27]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[24]
Sega Saturn
61
Based on
6 reviews

Zoop

Saturn, JP
Zoop Saturn JP Box Back.jpgZoop Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Zoop Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Zoop Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Game Gear
Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
59
[30]
Sega Game Gear
59
Based on
1 review

Zoop

Game Gear, US
Zoop GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngZoop GG US front.jpg
Cover
Zoop GG US cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  2. File:SSM_UK_02.pdf, page 92
  3. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 276
  4. Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 136
  5. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 246
  6. GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 88
  7. Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
  8. Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 42
  9. MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 79
  10. Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 78
  11. Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 102
  12. Power Up!, "Saturday, December 02, 1995" (UK; 1995-12-02), page 1
  13. Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 14
  14. Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 38
  15. Sega Pro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-02), page 55
  16. Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 26
  17. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 236
  18. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 92
  19. Sonic the Comic, "8 December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-25), page 12
  20. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 40
  21. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 310
  22. Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 86
  23. File:SSM_JP_19961025_1996-18.pdf, page 225
  24. 24.0 24.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
  25. Famitsu, "1996-12-06" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 1
  26. Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 5: December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 116
  27. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 24" (JP; 1996-11-15), page 187
  28. Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 70
  29. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-18 (1996-10-25)" (JP; 1996-10-11), page 225
  30. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52