Mazinger Z (Shoot Em Up) (ARCADE)

1994 · shooter · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

PLAY ONLINE : https://archive.org/details/arcade_mazinger VIDEO GAMEPLAY : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAnzmmXPg28 Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger_Z_(1994_video_game) 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 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 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 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 ] Mazinger Z Developers Eighting [ 3 ] Eleven [ 4 ] Publishers Banpresto Hamster Corporation (re-release) Composers Maki Sugo Hitoshi Sakimoto [ 3 ] Platforms Arcade , PlayStation 4 , Nintendo Switch Release Arcade JP : 1994 PS4 WW : May 10, 2023 [ 1 ] Switch WW : May 11, 2023 [ 2 ] Genre Scrolling shooter Modes Single-player , multiplayer