X-Zone
1992 video game
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X-Zone (エックス・ゾーン) is a rail shooting video game released in 1992 by Kemco for the Super NES. It is played with the Super Scope light gun.[1]
| X-Zone | |
|---|---|
 Box art | |
| Developer | Kemco |
| Publisher | Kemco |
| Composers | S. Yamaguchi Hiroyuki Masuno |
| Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | |
| Genre | Rail shooter |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
The players assume the role of a soldier in flying power-armor assigned to destroy an army of malfunctioning defense robots commanded by a sentient bio-computer in its sudden war against humanity.[2]
Development and release
X-Zone was released by Kemco.[citation needed]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10, 8/10, 8/10, 8/10[3] |
| Famitsu | 6/10, 7/10, 5/10, 4/10[4] |
| GameFan | 81%, 83%[5] |
| GamesMaster | 54%[6] |
| Joypad | 77%[7] |
| Super Play | 55%[8] |
| Total! | 70%[9] |
| Dengeki Super Famicom | 7/10, 5/10, 6/10, 8/10[10] |
| Hippon Super! | 6/10[11] |
| Nintendomagasinet | 6/10[12] |
| The Super Famicom | 58/100[13] |
| Super Pro | 79/100[14] |
X-Zone received average reviews from critics.[15]
The four reviewers in Electronic Gaming Monthly complimented the game, with one reviewer describing the highlights being a varied assortment of enemies, and another calling it fun and challenging. Two reviewers said it was the first game to use a Super Scope well.[3]
