Z
Official Title  Z
Common Title  Z
Serial Number(s)  SCES-00603
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Strategy

Developer  Krisalis Software Ltd / The Bitmap Brothers.
Publisher  Sony Computer Entertaiment.
Date Released  1 December 1997
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number		 DISC 1

SCES-00603
Serial Number In Disc SCES-00603
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 2
( 1 Data Track &
1 Audio Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )		 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )		 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )
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Italian
Menus and gameplay are in Italian.

Z is a eeal-time strategy game with a difference: you fight for control of the sectors, some of which contains manufactories which can gain you additional units. Touch the "flag" in the sector and it's yours. Capture the sector before the new unit comes out of the manufactory and the new unit is yours. With six different robots (different armaments and armor and speed), multiple vehicles (from jeeps to tanks) the robots can utilize, your ultimate objective is to destroy the opponent's base... And prevent him from doing the same to you...

Z differs from other RTSs by emphasizing territorial control (and the manufactories) instead of getting kills and gathering a bit army. You have finely balance defense and offense. If you wait too long enemy will grab all the manufactories first. If you go too fast you'll get hammered for stretching yourself too thin. You can hijack enemy vehicles by shooting the driver off. If you send a group of soldiers toward an objective and they find a vehicle, one of them will split off to grab the vehicle. It's these little touches that makes Z an underappreciated title, as you don't really need to micromanage each soldier.

  Manufacturer's description:

Z is a real-time strategy wargame in a free-roaming environment. Go head to head in a hair-raising race for territory and resources as you attempt to crush your opponent before he overpowers you.

Z is played across 20 levels on 5 planetscapes and has a 2-player mode, using two monitors and a Link cable!

* 20 levels crammed into 5 planetscapes.
* An intuitive control system means players can begin play without being tied to manual instructions.
* Six different robot soldiers with 40 individual actions.
* Battle your way across 20 challenging levels, played across 5 deadly planets, each with their own unique terrain: Arctic wastes to lands of magma and fire.
* 30 minutes of video sequences with digital audio.

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI, Futuristic & War themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )		  Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )		  None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )		  None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )		  Mouse Compatible
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only) (Mouse compatible).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move pointer -  D-Pad
  Select action -  X Button
  First unit -  Square Button
  First enemy unit -  Circle Button
  Menu options -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  Enable Full Metal Jacket mode (Enter the following as a password) -   Square, Circle, X, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle and Square 
  Enable invincibility (Enter the following as a password) -   Square, Triangle, Circle, X, X, Circle, Triangle and Square 
  Level Select (Enter the following as a password) -   Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle 
  While playing press Square on Controller 2 to destroy your own base -   X, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle, X, Square 
  While playing press Triangle on Controller 2 to destroy the enemy base -   X, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle, X, Square 
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 PAL:
  • Z [SCES-00600]  - 
     
  • Z [SCES-00601]  - 
     
  • Z [SCES-00602]  - 
     
  • Z [SCES-00604]  - 
     

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