Z is the PS1 port of The Bitmap Brothers' humorous military robot RTS. Capturing zones and destroying robotic enemies in accessible and fun RTS gameplay. Offbeat military humor and endearing robot characters. An honest port of a niche PC RTS on PS1.
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Real-Time Strategy1 player12+
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Western multilingual Bitmap Brothers real-time strategy, where robot squads clash in tactical combat over territories to conquer. Created by Bitmap Brothers and Virgin Interactive, released in 1996 in Europe, France, Germany, Italy and Spain with multilingual versions under the Z title. Isometric 2D-view real-time strategy, over twenty territory maps to conquer, over fifteen producible robot units, two military-humor Reds and Blues sides and electronic rock soundtrack. European multilingual editions.
A real time strategy game from the Bitmap Brothers, Z leans on speed and aggression rather than resource management, with soldier robots fighting for control of territories that produce reinforcements as they are conquered. The snappy pace, the offbeat humour of the cutscenes and the zone capture concept cut against the contemplative RTS of the era. The console pad adaptation weighs the control down, finer with a mouse. An original, biting RTS for fans of fast strategy and British humour.
