Final Zone

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

















Release Date RRP Code

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. 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).

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

Promotional material

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68 №11, p120
8 №5, p90
84 №1, p76[1]
60 №23, p52
84 №1, p37[2]
75 №18, p64
73 №10, p62/63[3]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[5]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
85
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
45
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[8]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
40
[9]
Joystick (FR)
68
[10]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
8
[11]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[12]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
84
[1]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
84
[13]
Power Play (DE)
57
[14]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
50
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
66
[2]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
75
[16]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
73
[3]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[17]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
55
[18]
User (GR)
82
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
60
Based on
19 reviews

Final Zone

Mega Drive, US
FinalZone MD US Box.jpg
Cover
FinalZone MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 37 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p37" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 10.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
  5. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 23
  6. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 30
  8. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  9. Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 17
  10. Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 120
  11. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  12. Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 87
  13. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  14. Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 175
  15. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  16. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  17. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  18. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 76
  19. User, "Ioúlios-Ávgoustos 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 88