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Sign in to saveZool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension is a platform video game developed and published by Gremlin Graphics. It was marketed as a rival to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. Originally released for the Amiga home computer in October 1992, the game was subsequently ported to Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, Game Boy and Game Gear, as well as other home computers. A sequel, Zool 2, was released in 1993. A remastered version of the original game, titled Zool Redimensioned, was developed by Sumo Digital Academy and published by Secret Mode for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox On
Game details · IGDB
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.
- Released
- 1992
- Genres
- Fighting, Platform, Puzzle
- Platforms
- Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, BlackBerry OS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Sega Game Gear, DOS, Amiga, Super Famicom
- Game modes
- Single player
- Franchise
- Chupa Chups
- Developer
- Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
- Publisher
- Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., Amiga, Nissho Iwai Infocom Systems Co., Ltd., GameTek, Inc.
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
- Video game.image
- Zool cover.jpg
- Video game.caption
- Amiga cover art
- Video game.developer
- Gremlin Graphics
- Video game.designer
- George Allan
- Video game.publisher
- Gremlin Graphics
- Video game.composer
- Patrick Phelan Neil Biggin (CD32)
- Video game.released
- October 1992: AmigaMarch 1993: MS-DOS
- Video game.genre
- Platform
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
- Video game.platforms
- Amiga, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Amiga CD32, MS-DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System, Genesis, Super NES
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- publication date
- 1992-07-01
- title
- Zool
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Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension is a platform video game developed and published by Gremlin Graphics. It was marketed as a rival to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. Originally released for the Amiga home computer in October 1992, the game was subsequently ported to Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, Game Boy and Game Gear, as well as other home computers. A sequel, Zool 2, was released in 1993. A remastered version of the original game, titled Zool Redimensioned, was developed by Sumo Digital Academy and published by Secret Mode for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2021.
==Gameplay== thumb|left|Super NES gameplay The game is a platform game, relying on smooth, fast-moving gameplay. Its protagonist is Zool, a gremlin "Ninja of the Nth Dimension" who is forced to land on Earth; in order to gain ninja ranking, he has to pass seven lands, beating a boss at the end of each of them. The game contains a number of embedded minigames, including several arcade games, a scrolling space shooter and a game accessible only by making Zool play a certain tune on an in-game piano or finding certain invisible warp points.