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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', 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 ''Final Zone II'' (itself a sequel to a 1986 Japanese-only game called ''Final Zone''), meaning it is the third in the ''Final Zone'' series, but only the second ''Final Zone'' game to be released in North America.
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==Story==
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The player assumes the role of Howard Bowie, the heroic soldier of the El Sharia Military Nation's foreign legion and commander of the unit known as "Team Undead." It is 100 years in the future and weapons of mass destruction have been banned from the field of war. Fighting is now done with the futuristic power armor known as the New Age Power-suit (NAP). Howard is assigned to use his K-19 Phantom NAP to infiltrate enemy territory to Point A-46K Bloody Axis and destroy the sole remaining weapon of mass destruction.
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==Gameplay==
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{{ScreenThumb|Final Zone, Weapon Select.png|width=200|Weapon select}}
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The game is a shooter with an isometric perspective where the player controls the NAP mech. The objective of each stage is to destroy a fixed number of targets before facing a boss. The NAP is moved with the D-pad; it engages "super-speed mode" by pressing any direction twice quickly. It fires its main weapon with {{A}}, which has unlimited ammunition and rapid-fire. It fires its secondary weapon with {{B}}, which has limited ammunition and does not have rapid-fire. The secondary weapon ammunition is indicated by red squares in the status display (with a square representing ten shots and a bar representing one shot). While firing either weapon, the NAP does not change the direction that it faces when it moves.
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The player can open a menu to select the weapon load-out with {{C}}. In this menu, the primary weapon is selected with {{A}} and the secondary weapon is selected with {{B}}. The same weapon has different effects depending on whether it is used as primary or secondary. All other weapons are used as hit points; when the NAP is hit by an enemy, it loses the lowest weapon on the list. The player can reorder these weapons with {{C}}. When a secondary weapon runs out of ammunition, it is automatically moved to the end of the list and the next weapon is equipped in its position.
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The NAP is destroyed if it runs out of hit points. The game can be continued from the beginning of the stage (or the beginning of the boss fight) as long as there are continues remaining.
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===Items===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Transport
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| sprite={{sprite | Final Zone, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=34 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Destroy or move over to collect a weapon.
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| title=Weapon
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| sprite={{sprite | Final Zone, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=19 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Move over to collect a weapon.
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}}
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}}
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===Stages===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Street Fighting
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| screenshot=Final Zone, Stage 1.png
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| screenshot2=Final Zone, Stage 1 Boss.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Desert and Ruins
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| screenshot=Final Zone, Stage 2.png
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| screenshot2=Final Zone, Stage 2 Boss.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Valley
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| screenshot=Final Zone, Stage 3.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Cave
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| screenshot=Final Zone, Stage 4.png
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| screenshot2=Final Zone, Stage 4 Boss.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Entrance of Axis
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| screenshot=Final Zone, Stage 5.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Inside of Axis
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| screenshot=Final Zone, Stage 6.png
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==Versions==
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===Localised names===
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{{aka
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|us_name=Final Zone
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|jp_name=ＦＺ戦記ＡＸＩＳ
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|jp_trans=FZ Senki Axis}}
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==Production credits==
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*'''Original:''' M.Akishino
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*'''Program:''' H.Izumino, M.Sugiyama
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*'''Sub Program:''' K.Ueno, [[Yukihiko Tani|Y.Tani]], C.Tokuhiro
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*'''Image Illust:''' H.Mikimoto
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*'''Graphics:''' F.Ishii, M.Sato, M.Matsushima, K.Nagata<!--Kazuhiro Nagata-->, S.Kinebuchi, Y.Ohnishi, Y.Ushijima
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*'''Music:''' [[Masaaki Uno|M.Uno]], [[Motoi Sakuraba|M.Sakuraba]], Y.Shiono
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*'''S.E.:''' Y.Shiono
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*'''Planning:''' K.Inoue
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*'''Planning Adviser:''' K.Goto
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*'''Ad Design:''' F.Ishii
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*'''Business Works:''' [[Joe Asanuma|J.Asanuma]], [[Masaaki Uno|M.Uno]], H.Kayano
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*'''Thanks:''' K.Iijima, H.Ogasawara, T.Ogura, A.Kabaya, Y.Kohama, F.Shimoyama, K.Suzuki, H.Suzuki, S.Sekizuka, T.Sou, T.Takeda, K.Tajima, T.Toyota, T.Hagiwara, T.Hamada, A.Higurashi, F.Fukaya, T.Hori, S.Miyoshi, [[Toshio Yamamoto|T.Yamamoto]], S.Rokumoto, O.Watanabe
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*'''U.S. Staff:''' S.Yazel, H.Hiraga, R.Lee, D.Izat
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*'''Special Thanks to:''' K.Fukushima
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*'''Producer:''' M.Akishino
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*'''Presented by:''' [[Wolf Team|Wolfteam]]
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'''''FZ Senki Axis''''' (ＦＺ戦記ＡＸＩＳ), called '''''Final Zone''''' in the US, is a 1990 game by [[Wolf Team]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and Sharp X68000.
 
  
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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).
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Revision as of 15:18, 22 April 2023

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FZSenkiAxis MDTitleScreen.png

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Final Zone
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Wolf Team (Japan), Renovation Products (US)
Developer:
Sound driver: Wolf Team sound driver
Genre: Shooting[1], Action[2]

















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

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 Final Zone II (itself a sequel to a 1986 Japanese-only game called Final Zone), meaning it is the third in the Final Zone series, but only the second Final Zone game to be released in North America.

Story

The player assumes the role of Howard Bowie, the heroic soldier of the El Sharia Military Nation's foreign legion and commander of the unit known as "Team Undead." It is 100 years in the future and weapons of mass destruction have been banned from the field of war. Fighting is now done with the futuristic power armor known as the New Age Power-suit (NAP). Howard is assigned to use his K-19 Phantom NAP to infiltrate enemy territory to Point A-46K Bloody Axis and destroy the sole remaining weapon of mass destruction.

Gameplay

Final Zone, Weapon Select.png

Weapon select

The game is a shooter with an isometric perspective where the player controls the NAP mech. The objective of each stage is to destroy a fixed number of targets before facing a boss. The NAP is moved with the D-pad; it engages "super-speed mode" by pressing any direction twice quickly. It fires its main weapon with A, which has unlimited ammunition and rapid-fire. It fires its secondary weapon with B, which has limited ammunition and does not have rapid-fire. The secondary weapon ammunition is indicated by red squares in the status display (with a square representing ten shots and a bar representing one shot). While firing either weapon, the NAP does not change the direction that it faces when it moves.

The player can open a menu to select the weapon load-out with C. In this menu, the primary weapon is selected with A and the secondary weapon is selected with B. The same weapon has different effects depending on whether it is used as primary or secondary. All other weapons are used as hit points; when the NAP is hit by an enemy, it loses the lowest weapon on the list. The player can reorder these weapons with C. When a secondary weapon runs out of ammunition, it is automatically moved to the end of the list and the next weapon is equipped in its position.

The NAP is destroyed if it runs out of hit points. The game can be continued from the beginning of the stage (or the beginning of the boss fight) as long as there are continues remaining.

Items

Final Zone, Items.png
 Transport
Destroy or move over to collect a weapon.
Final Zone, Items.png
 Weapon
Move over to collect a weapon.

Stages

Final Zone, Stage 1.png

Final Zone, Stage 1 Boss.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 1.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 1 Boss.png

Street Fighting

Final Zone, Stage 2.png

Final Zone, Stage 2 Boss.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 2.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 2 Boss.png

Desert and Ruins

Final Zone, Stage 3.png

Final Zone, Stage 3 Boss.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 3.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 3 Boss.png

Valley

Final Zone, Stage 4.png

Final Zone, Stage 4 Boss.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 4.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 4 Boss.png

Cave

Final Zone, Stage 5.png

Final Zone, Stage 5 Boss.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 5.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 5 Boss.png

Entrance of Axis

Final Zone, Stage 6.png

Final Zone, Stage 6 Boss.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 6.png

  • Final Zone, Stage 6 Boss.png

Inside of Axis

Final Zone, Final Boss.png

Last Battle

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

  • Original: M.Akishino
  • Program: H.Izumino, M.Sugiyama
  • Sub Program: K.Ueno, Y.Tani, C.Tokuhiro
  • Image Illust: H.Mikimoto
  • Graphics: F.Ishii, M.Sato, M.Matsushima, K.Nagata, S.Kinebuchi, Y.Ohnishi, Y.Ushijima
  • Music: M.Uno, M.Sakuraba, Y.Shiono
  • S.E.: Y.Shiono
  • Planning: K.Inoue
  • Planning Adviser: K.Goto
  • Ad Design: F.Ishii
  • Business Works: J.Asanuma, M.Uno, H.Kayano
  • Thanks: K.Iijima, H.Ogasawara, T.Ogura, A.Kabaya, Y.Kohama, F.Shimoyama, K.Suzuki, H.Suzuki, S.Sekizuka, T.Sou, T.Takeda, K.Tajima, T.Toyota, T.Hagiwara, T.Hamada, A.Higurashi, F.Fukaya, T.Hori, S.Miyoshi, T.Yamamoto, S.Rokumoto, O.Watanabe
  • U.S. Staff: S.Yazel, H.Hiraga, R.Lee, D.Izat
  • Special Thanks to: K.Fukushima
  • Producer: M.Akishino
  • Presented by: Wolfteam
Source:
In-game credits
Final Zone MD credits.pdf
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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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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[6]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
85
[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
45
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[9]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
40
[10]
Joystick (FR)
68
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
8
[12]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[13]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
84
[14]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
84
[15]
Power Play (DE)
57
[16]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
50
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
66
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
75
[19]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
73
[20]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
55
[22]
User (GR)
82
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
 60
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19 reviews

Final Zone

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

Technical information

Main article: Final Zone/Technical information.

References

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  1. ↑ File:FinalZone MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/3FLgKct4C9c/m/CCaCQHuMt-YJ
  4. ↑ File:Final Zone MD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
  6. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 23
  7. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  10. ↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 17
  11. ↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 120
  12. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  13. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 87
  14. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
  15. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  16. ↑ Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 175
  17. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  18. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 37
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  20. ↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), 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. ↑ User, "Ioúlios-Ávgoustos 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 88


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