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Zool

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Game Information

Original Release Date: July 01, 1992

Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST/STE, BlackBerry OS, DOS, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Involved Companies: Cygnus Software Ltd., Amiga, GameTek, Inc., Nissho Iwai Infocom Systems Co., Ltd., Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.

Genres: Fighting, Platform, Puzzle, Sport

Summary: Zool is a fast-paced side-scrolling platformer. The protagonist can run, jump, climb walls, and shoot enemies. Power-ups for Zool are scattered across the levels. These include life-spending hearts, smart bombs, shields, more powerful jump-skill and a twin Zool. This "twin" makes imitates the original's motions a few seconds after he performs them.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).