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Developer(s) | Julian James |
Publisher(s) | Casady & Greene |
Platform(s) | Mac OS, iOS |
Release | 1997: Mac 2008: iOS |
Genre(s) | Space combat simulator |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Zone Warrior is a three-dimensional space combat simulator game written by Julian James for Mac OS and published by Casady & Greene in 1997. It was originally released as ZOA (for Zone of Avoidance). In Zone Warrior, the player is the lone defender of a remote space station under attack by aliens.
The game was followed by a sequel, then Julian James ported the original to iOS. [1]
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The Macintosh Bible Guide to Games commented on the "remarkable" level of detail of the graphics. [3]
IGN praised the graphics and controls, comparing it the 1979 arcade game Asteroids, finding the early levels easy but the later very challenging. [4] Touch Arcade called it "an enjoyable shooter", comparing it to Star Raiders and again Asteroids. [5] Pocket Gamer awarded the game its silver award rating, despite finding the controls challenging. [6]
A sequel, Zone Warrior II, was released for OS X in 2001. [7] [8] [9]
Zone Warrior | |
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Developer(s) | Julian James |
Publisher(s) | Casady & Greene |
Platform(s) | Mac OS, iOS |
Release | 1997: Mac 2008: iOS |
Genre(s) | Space combat simulator |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Zone Warrior is a three-dimensional space combat simulator game written by Julian James for Mac OS and published by Casady & Greene in 1997. It was originally released as ZOA (for Zone of Avoidance). In Zone Warrior, the player is the lone defender of a remote space station under attack by aliens.
The game was followed by a sequel, then Julian James ported the original to iOS. [1]
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2020) |
The Macintosh Bible Guide to Games commented on the "remarkable" level of detail of the graphics. [3]
IGN praised the graphics and controls, comparing it the 1979 arcade game Asteroids, finding the early levels easy but the later very challenging. [4] Touch Arcade called it "an enjoyable shooter", comparing it to Star Raiders and again Asteroids. [5] Pocket Gamer awarded the game its silver award rating, despite finding the controls challenging. [6]
A sequel, Zone Warrior II, was released for OS X in 2001. [7] [8] [9]