Zero Divide 2

Zero Divide 2
European cover art
DeveloperZoom
Publishers
DirectorAkira Sato
ProducerAkira Sato
WriterMasakazu Fukuda
ComposerAkihito Okawa
PlatformPlayStation
Release
  • JP: June 27, 1997
  • PAL: October 15, 1998
GenreFighting
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Zero Divide 2 is a 1997 fighting game produced by Zoom for the PlayStation as the sequel to Zero Divide (1995). The game introduces new characters, walls in arenas, and breakable armor.[1] It has an increased frame rate of 60 per second.[2][a]Zero Divide 2 was released in Japan and then in 1998 in PAL regions, and was followed by the Japan exclusive Zero Divide: The Final Conflict for Sega Saturn.

Characters

In addition to the eight returning characters from the first game, new characters are: Pixel, Cancer, Nox, and Eve.[3]

Reception

Critics had claimed that it was not too different from the first game[7] and that it was outdated compared to contemporary fighting video games.[8] British magazine Play criticised the game and asking why Sony would release it so soon after Tekken 3.[9] German magazine MANiAC, in a retrospective review, called the polygon look and combat "unspectacular".[10]

In Japan, Famitsu gave the game a score of 31 out of 40.[1]

Notes

  1. ^Limited to 50 in the PAL version

References

  1. ^ abc"ゼロ ディバイド2 -ザ シークレット ウイッシュ- [PS] / ファミ通.com". 2013-05-24. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  2. ^"Newsline". Game On! USA. No. 3. 1996. p. 12.
  3. ^"ZERO DIVIDE 2 - (PAL)". psxdatacenter.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  4. ^Hobby Consolas. No. 88. 1999.{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^"Official UK PlayStation Magazine 42". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 39. February 1999.
  6. ^"電撃PSソフトレビュー The Deeper Part 1~2: Zero Divide 2 ザ シークレット ウイッシュ". Dengeki PlayStation (in Japanese). Vol. 50. MediaWorks. July 11, 1997. p. 121.
  7. ^"Zero Divide 2 (Import) Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  8. ^Computer And Video Games Magazine.
  9. ^"PLAY Issue 042". Play. No. 42. 25 December 1998.
  10. ^Ehrle, Oliver (2019-08-13). "Zero Divide 2 – im Klassik-Test (PS) | MANIAC.de". www.maniac.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-31.