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Zero Wing

Zero Wing

Bitwave GamesToaplanpub. Clear River Games

Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!

Very Positive
$7.99-40%$4.79
Feb 14, 2023
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Reviews
72
Very Positive
Positive
90.3%
65 positive
Followers
792
Est. WishlistsestiProxy: followers × 12 (industry heuristic)
9.5K
Est. OwnersestiBoxleiter method: reviews × 32
2.3K
Est. RevenueestiEst. owners × ~62% of list price
$11.4K
Price (US)
$4.79
-40% off
Release
Feb 14, 2023
About

Zero Wing blasts onto PC for the first time ever!


Toaplan's classic 1989 arcade shooter is back and upgraded with an armada of features, like the brand-new beginner mode, arcade-accurate emulation, quick saves, and online leaderboards!

CATS, the cyborg commander of a band of swashbuckling space pirates, is terrorizing the galaxy. You must pilot the only remaining ZIG attack craft into combat to stop CATS and his buccaneers!

ORIGINAL GAME FEATURES:

  • Skill-based shoot 'em up action with horizontal scrolling in a treacherous galaxy full of enemies, bosses and levels!
  • Capture your enemies with the powerful "Seizer Beam" and fire them at their allies for devastating destruction!
  • Take control of the Red Scatter Cannon, Blue Laser, and Green Homing Missiles and upgrade them for even greater damage!
  • Invite a second player at any time in the co-op version!
  • Rock out to the original soundtrack from composers Tatsuya Uemura, Masahiro Yuge, and Toshiaki Tomizawa.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS:

  • Minimal Input Lag: Emulation, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
  • Quick Save using F1-F10, Reload with Shift+ F1-F10
  • Online leaderboards for Single Credit, No Assist, and Assisted plays.
  • Instrument panels with extra gameplay information and artwork.
  • Rewind the game between 10-18 minutes, depending on the action.
  • Capture sharable replays to immortalize your interstellar victories (or funny moments).
  • Assist Features such as auto-fire at multiple rates.
  • Very Easy Mode: Lower the difficulty to breeze through the adventure.
  • Pixel perfect or full-screen scaling in windowed or full-screen mode.
  • Rotate the gameplay in 90-degree increments.
  • Steam Achievements
  • Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
  • Hone your skills in the ultra customizable practice mode!
★ Reviews
90%
Very Positive
72 total reviews
65 positive (90.3%)7 negative
Genres
Action
Features
Co-opFamily SharingFull controller supportMulti-playerRemote Play TogetherShared/Split ScreenShared/Split Screen Co-opSingle-playerStatsSteam Achievements
Tags
1980s1990's2DActionArcadeCombatControllerCo-opLocal Co-OpLocal MultiplayerMultiplayerOld SchoolPixel GraphicsRetroSci-fi
Developer
Bitwave GamesToaplan
Publisher
Clear River Games
Platforms
Estimates — owners use the Boxleiter method (reviews × 32), wishlists proxy followers × 12, revenue uses ~62% of list price × est. owners. These are rough industry heuristics, not official data.
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