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Z

by The Bitmap Brothers·published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd., GT Interactive Software, Renegade Software

1996T18
PCLinuxDOSWindowsPlayStationPS1SEGA SaturnMacMobileiOS

Reader score

7.1/ 10

76 votes

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

5

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Key art

About

Z is a real-time strategy game in which you fight for control of the sectors, some of which contains manufactories that can gain you additional units. Touch the "flag" in the sector and it's yours. Capture the sector before the new unit comes out of the manufactory and the new unit is yours. With six different robots (different armaments, armor, and speed), multiple vehicles (from jeeps to tanks) the robots can utilize, your ultimate objective is to destroy the opponent's base, and prevent him from doing the same to you.

The game differs from many other RTSs by emphasizing territorial control (and the manufactories) instead of getting kills and gathering a big army. You have to finely balance defense and offense. If you wait too long, the enemy will grab all the manufactories first. If you go too fast, you'll get hammered for stretching yourself too thin. You can hijack enemy vehicles by shooting the driver off. If you send a group of soldiers toward an objective and they find a vehicle, one of them will split off to grab the vehicle; you don't really need to micromanage each soldier.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Engine

Zod EngineTrueMotion

Included in

The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2

Languages

5 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—
French—
German—
Italian—
Spanish (Spain)—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

Download

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

GOG.com

Single-player

Steam

Achievements, Leaderboards, Trading cards

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium 4

Min. OS Class Required

Windows XP SP3

Min. RAM Required

2 GB

Box art

Also known as

Z Origins: Z The Game — Android title

Z: The Game — GOG.com release title

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Facts

Released

1996

Series

Z

Platforms

PCLinuxDOSWindowsPlayStationPS1SEGA SaturnMacMobileiOSBlackBerryAndroidiPad

Age ratings

ESRBT

Standing

Top 7% by 24hr peak players

Tags

Top-downReal-timeReal-time strategy (RTS)Multiple units/characters controlPoint and selectSci-fi / futuristicWar