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Zero Wing
Sega Genesis · Released July 1, 1989 · Developed by Toaplan · Published by Toaplan
★ 70Total 70Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative
ShooterArcadeActionScience fiction
Summary
Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme. Gameplay includes novel features such as being able to 'tractor' enemy ships, using them to shield your own.
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Details
IGDB Rating
69.79 / 100
21 ratings
Total Rating
69.79 / 100
21 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Science fiction
Developer
Toaplan
Also known as
JapanZero WingJapanese title - romanization
AliasZeroWing.exeWindows Executable
Release history (8 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1989 | Arcade | — |
| Dec 31, 1989 | Arcade | — |
| May 31, 1991 | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | — |
| Sep 16, 1992 | Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD | — |
| Dec 31, 1992 | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | — |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Linux | — |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Mac | — |
| Feb 14, 2023 | PC (Microsoft Windows) | — |
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Storyline
Set in 2101, the game follows the signing of a peace treaty between the United Nations and CATS, an alien cyborg. However, CATS breaks the covenant and takes control of the Japanese space colonies. The protagonist Trent leads a ZIG space craft, which had managed to escape from the mothership destroyed by CATS, with the aim to defeat enemy forces, avenge the mothership and its crew and liberate the Earth.
