''Zone Raiders'' is a

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for

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and

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about on futuristic

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s. It was developed by

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and published in North America by

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in 1995. The music is by the band CONTAGIAN, of which some of the Virgin Studios Audio Department were members.

Development

''Zone Raiders'' was developed by

and published by

. It was released in late 1995 on a

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format. A demo was also made available via a free Software USA shareware disc

Digital re-release

The game was re-released digitally as a DRM-Free exclusive on ZOOM-Platform.com through a partnership between

and the Jordan Freeman Group.

Reception

A reviewer for ''

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'' applauded the game as "that rarest of animals – a first-person racer that truly conveys a sense of speed." He also praised the variety of weapons, innovative power-ups, secret passageways to discover, and four-player networked play. He scored it four out of five stars. The game received a positive review from ''

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'', netting a "Golden Triad" score. The magazine called it "one of the best arcade style shoot 'em ups in years." A reviewer for ''Joystick'' described the game as having "borrowed its 'straight to the point' aspect" from ''Terminal Velocity'' and noted that the quality of the graphics worsened in later levels when extra details appear on the screen. The game was listed as a "ZOOM DRM-Free Exclusive" among the Bestsellers. ''

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'''s Martin E. Circulis gave ''Zone Raiders'' three stars out of five, describing the graphics as "a competent, if somewhat uninspired design" and that "the missions are fairly interesting, but most will find too few for their game-dollar." Scott Wolf of ''

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'' called it "a high-tech post-apocalyptic road trip that goes right for the jugular with its mix of driving challenge and shoot-'em-up fun."

References

External links

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