HyperZone
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Gameplay
HyperZone is a rail shooter game.[1][2] The object of the game is to navigate each level while shooting enemies and earning points until encountering a boss enemy, at the end of each level. After enough points are acquired, the player earns an extent and their ship is upgraded at the beginning of the next stage. The player's ship can receive up to six upgrades.
As a racing game, the resemblance is visual. The mode 7 tracks are similar to the well-known progenitor of mode 7 racing, F-Zero. As a scrolling shooter, it is also similar to Star Fox in that the player's ship is constantly pushed forward through each level. While it is possible to slow down, doing so gradually causes damage to the player's ship.
HyperZone contains eight levels. After the initial game is finished, it restarts from the beginning with the player continuing in their final ship and keeping score; the game loops infinitely.
Synopsis
The game is set in the year 2089, where Earth has become unable to support life due to humankind's ignorance. The Earth Council has turned their attention to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter - a place virtually untouched by civilization. But a hostile race of cybernetic beings has taken up residence there, and if humankind is to survive, the infestation must be eradicated...
Development and release
HyperZone has a resemblance to Eliminator, a game released for the Amiga and various 8-bit computers.[original research?] The game's perspective and its unusual landscapes were inspired by the "Star Gate" sequence of 2001: A Space Odyssey.[citation needed] The offtrack landscape in the Material Factory (Area 1 in the US/European version, Area 3 in the Japanese version) is a tessellation of flashing tetrominos that resemble those in Tetris; the boss in Area 3 resembles the right part of the SNES controller, and buttons—of the same four colors as the Japanese and PAL region SNES logo—circle around it. Another HAL game, Kirby's Dream Land 3, references this game: The final area in the game is called Hyperzone, and several other areas share names.
Stereoscopic 3D support was partially added, but is not enabled unless the user enters a cheat code on the gamepad. It is supposed it requires LCD shutter glasses, or perhaps future programming to enable anaglyph.[3]
Regional differences
The Japanese version is called Hyper Zone, and its logotypes in and out of the game differ from those in the western version. Levels 1 and 3 underwent a graphics swap between the two versions: the level layout and enemy positioning (aside from each boss encounter) is still the same, but the graphics set and background music are different. It is unknown why this was done because levels 1 and 3 have bosses that do not fit into their respective color schemes in the western versions.
Reception
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HyperZone received a 20.36/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by Super Famicom Magazine, ranking among Super Famicom titles at the number 172 spot.[4] The game garnered mixed reviews from critics.[5][6][7][8]
Notes
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References
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- ^ HyperZone instruction booklet (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, US)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Plasket, Michael (July 28, 2017). "HyperZone". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Random: SNES Title HyperZone's Hidden 3D Mode Can be Played with 3D Glasses". 25 August 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Super Famicom Magazine (August 1, 1993). "ゲーム通信簿". 90年11月から'93年6月21日発売までの323本を収録!! スーパーファミコンオールカタログ'93 (special supplement) (in 日本語). Tokuma Shoten. p. 54.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Andromeda (October 1991). "Super NES Pro Review: HyperZone". GamePro. No. 27. IDG. p. 34.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Now Playing: Hyperzone". Nintendo Power. Vol. 30. Nintendo of America. November 1991. p. 87.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Matthews, Vince (Winter 1991). "Review: HyperZone". Game Players Nintendo Guide. Vol. 4, no. 13. Signal Research. pp. 72–73.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A-Z of Import Games". Super Pro. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. December 1992. pp. 94–97.
External links
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