Z: The Game

I don't normally write reviews, but for this "remake" of a classic game i feel i must. Initially everything looked great; the original graphics, the same play mechanics, even the same levels along with promises that we'd have a level editor & that the Devs would "look into" getting the missing levels from the classic Z95 expansion. All was bright & rosy until August 2014; the last time the devs appear to have done anything in response to the Steam PC community beyond try and sell a copy to a Mac user. We were promised patches and fixes to the issues reported by users "Soon" and "In a week or so" Non came Over a year later in late September 2015, still nothing from the devs. The game works, the game is optimised for tablet (I.e. Non PC Users) but still has many of those bugs reported going back to release. Its controls are still clunky, we don't have a level editor or the Z95 missions, we have stupid bugs like Toughs & Pyros not being able to destroy buildings. But the devs have their game on the mobile market where they can make their money from impulse buys & people who don't care about the game beyond a 10 minute tap fest on their slates & won't moan too much about bugs & oddities. All those promises to the PC users and the Steam Users have not been acted on, no patch ever materialised and the devs have been missing in (non-)action since August 2014. Don't buy this game, support the original and locate a legit copy on ebay or amazon or somewhere else, then use the WinXP/Vista/7 launcher to run it. You'll enjoy the game a whole lot more than you would with this shamble of a remake, plus you'll have the Z95 editor, mods and improved controls, all the things you won't get here. Support this type of game by not buying this remake and going for the original. Buy the remake and you are only supporting cash grabbing devs who only seem to care about mobile compatibility and ride along on a string of broken promises and non-communication with the PC community.

I was afraid it would not work, but i was nicely surprised. Resolution 1366x768 and all is going smoothly, mouse going perfectly. Nice work. I am happy i tried it.

"They should instead have: -re-released a DOSbox version of the original game -made a proper 3D remake with totally new graphics similiar to Starcraft 2 for example but keeping the same look & feel." I think also. Ein Remake mit besserer Grafik aber gleichen Sound und Feel - Aber das wird nicht passieren :( Schade....

+ Z with resolution for 1920x1200 + Z! -- No LAN multiplayer - UX need improve

As someone with no prior nostalgia for this game, it honestly could be worse. The game plays well enough, my only gripe is the Ipad UI, which I knew about going in. It's been worked on enough that it isn't a game breaker though. the game itself is pretty fun and easy to pickup and play. I like the fast paced levels and needing to constantly keep my bases covered. If the UI could be worked on more that would be great. I'm also giving this 4 stars here because this is the same version as the one on Steam I'm pretty sure, or at least it was developed by the same people.