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This article is about the arcade game. For the Super Famicom game of the same name, see Mazinger Z (1993 video game).
Mazinger Z
Developer(s)Eighting[3]
Eleven[4]
Publisher(s)Banpresto
Hamster Corporation (re-release)
Composer(s)Maki Sugo
Hitoshi Sakimoto[3]
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseArcade
PS4
  • WW: May 10, 2023[1]
Switch
  • WW: May 11, 2023[2]
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Mazinger Z (マジンガーZ) is scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Eighting and Eleven and originally released in Japan by Banpresto in 1994. It is based on the manga of the same name by Go Nagai. The game was distributed digitally by Hamster Corporation in 2023 as part of the Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

Gameplay

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Mazinger Z is a vertically scrolling shooter. Players can choose between three playable robots from the Mazinger Z franchise: Mazinger Z , Great Mazinger, and Grendizer.[5][6][7]

Development and release

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Mazinger Z was developed by Japanese studios Eighting and Eleven.[3][4] It was originally released exclusively in the Japanese arcades by Banpresto in 1994. Hamster Corporation eventually obtained the digital publishing rights to the game as part of the Arcade Archives collection. Mazinger Z saw translated re-releases worldwide on PlayStation 4 on May 10, 2023 and on Nintendo Switch on May 11, 2023.[1][2] The game retailed for twice the cost of previously available Arcade Archives titles, likely due to a licensing fee Hamster had to pay.[8]

Reception

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Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "For those Shogun Warrior fans, this game is fantastic, for everyone else, it's OK."[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z". Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z". Nintendo. Archived from the original on November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Artists: Hitoshi Sakimoto" (in Japanese). Basiscape Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Takeuchi Hisanori (2011). "たけうち 制作ゲーム" [Takeuchi Game Productions]. Big-Net. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Gamest staff (July 15, 1994). "ニューゲームジャングル マジンガーZ" [New Game Jungle: Mazinger Z]. Gamest (in Japanese). No. 119. Shinseisha. p. 183.
  6. ^ "Recomendaciones: Mazinger Z". MagazinNES (in Spanish). No. 2. April–June 2007. p. 38.
  7. ^ Segura Alcalde, Enrique (October 2019). "Mazinger Z". Arcade Classics Magazine (in Spanish). No. 2.
  8. ^ Moyse, Chris (May 13, 2024). "Mazinger Z blasts off of the page and into the Arcade Archives". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Next Generation staff (March 1995). "Finals". Next Generation. No. 3. Imagine Media. p. 103. ISSN 1078-9693.
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