Z (Europe)

A real time strategy from the Bitmap Brothers and carried over by Virgin, Z has you lead a robot army in a snappy territory war, where the rapid conquest of zones and factories takes priority over patient resource gathering. The frantic pace, the offbeat humour of the cutscenes and the emphasis on immediate action contrast with the era's more measured RTS. The controller interface stays a compromise. For a fan of snappy retro RTS or someone curious about the Bitmap Brothers, the title keeps an original concept and an infectious energy.