Final Zone

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Final Zone
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Wolf Team (JP), Renovation (US)
Developer:
Sound driver: Wolf Team sound driver
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up (JP box), Action (Sega of Japan master list)

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 T-32013
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-49026
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Non-Sega versions

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Final Zone, known as FZ Senki Axis (FZ戦記AXIS) in Japan, is a 1990 game by Wolf Team for the Sega Mega Drive and X68000. Awkwardly it is a sequel to the Japanese-only Final Zone II (itself a sequel to a 1986 game called Final Zone), meaning it is the third in the Final Zone series and the first (and only) Final Zone game to be released in North America.

Gameplay

You are a mech placed in several isometric-projection levels and your goal is to destroy a fixed number of targets without dying once. A shoots your main weapon (with rapidfire), B shoots your sub weapon (with no rapidfire), and C opens a menu where you can select weapons. When firing, you cannot change direction (that is, moving around will not cause you to turn around).

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Final Zone Final Zone
Japanese FZ戦記AXIS FZ Senki Axis

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Final Zone/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Final Zone/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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50 №111, [1]
40 №1990-20_21, p17
68 №11, p120
8 №5, p90
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75 №18, p64
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Sega Mega Drive
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
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Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
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Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
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Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
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Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
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Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
40
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Joystick (FR)
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Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
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MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
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Mean Machines Sega (UK)
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Power Play (DE)
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Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
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Sega Force (UK) NTSC
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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
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Tricks 16 bit (RU)
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User (GR)
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Sega Mega Drive
60
Based on
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Final Zone

Mega Drive, US
FinalZone MD US Box.jpg
Cover
FinalZone MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Final Zone MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, JP
FinalZone MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
FZSAXIS MD JP CartTop.jpg
FZSenkiAxis MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Finalzone md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
FinalZone MD BR Box.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 731fa4a1
MD5 0cbb16c044d7c8e7366d954b5e844d1a
SHA-1 e891e5c89fa13e3f9813d5a45feeed0cb7710acb
512kB 1990-10 Cartridge (US/JP)

References

  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 20
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 21 (23)
  3. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
  4. 4.0 4.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
  5. 5.0 5.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 37
  7. Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 62/63 (62)
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 23
  10. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30
  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 17
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 120
  15. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  16. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 87
  17. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  18. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 175
  19. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  20. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 62
  21. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  22. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 76
  23. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 88
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