Dennou Taisen: Dronez
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| Developer(s) | SpinVector Zetha gameZ |
| Publisher(s) | Metro3D, Inc. (Xbox) Noviy Disk (Windows) |
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| Platform(s) | Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Xbox
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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Dennou Taisen: Dronez is an action video game published by Metro3D, Inc. in 2004 for the Xbox and by Noviy Disk for PC under the title DroneZ XL or CyberZone. The game was used as a PC tech demo in 2001 but ultimately the full version did not release in the West despite a full English Japan-exclusive Xbox version and a Russian PC port.[1][2][3][4]
Gameplay[edit]
DroneZ features a single player campaign with 20 levels of futuristic action and shooting gameplay. The player can choose a male or female avatar and must overcome various obstacles in a virtual reality in order to free humans from the control of an insectoidal AI. The character must travel on discs representing memory bits in an organic computer and overcome dangers such as wall-mounted cannons, electrical fields and various enemies in order to escape the virtual reality and reach the real world. The graphics are inspired by the TRON aesthetic with extensive neon lighting and highlights.
DroneZ also features several multiplayer modes including deathmatch and races. There are 15 Xbox-exclusive multiplayer maps.
Plot[edit]
The game is set in future where humans are living in suspended animation with their minds connected to an organic computer under the control of an insectoidal AI. The player can choose an avatar, each with their own basic backstory but which are all guided by a hacker in order to break free from the virtual environment and enter the real world.
Development[edit]
The game was developed as a Franco-Italian partnership of studios and publishers.[5] It was initially developed for the Sega Dreamcast under the title 'Drones' in 1998 (as described in an interview with NIGMA Software in the UK Sega Saturn Magazine issue #10 in 1998) but ultimately did not release on that platform.[6] An incomplete tech demo version of the game was released in Western countries in 2001 which featured only five levels and was used to demonstrate the capabilities of the nVidia GeForce 3 series of graphic cards as an OEM pack-in.[7][8] The final, significantly expanded version of the game was released on Xbox and Windows in 2004. Although the Xbox version was released exclusively in Japan, it features full English text support.
While the full version of the game was not officially released in the West, a Russian PC port was released under the name DroneZ XL or CyberZone in 2004 shortly after the console release. The PC version has no videos but this does not impact the story as this only affects optional tutorials which exist in-game, a highlight reel intro video at the main menu and a different credits sequence. Community-made English patches exist for the game which fully translate it to English.
Reception[edit]
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Russian reviews of the game have been generally average to negative, with reviewers praising the graphics (which used several advanced features present exclusively on the GeForce 3 GPUs of the time) but criticizing the gameplay due to its restricted movement ability and the simplistic story. 7Wolf magazine summarized this by stating "in the battle "Graphics vs Playability" they managed to beat each other so thoroughly that little remained of the game itself" (from a machine translation of the source Russian text).
References[edit]
- ↑ "DroneZ XL - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
- ↑ "DroneZ". GameSpot.
- ↑ "Dennou Taisen DroneZ for Windows (2004)". MobyGames.
- ↑ "Dennou Taisen DroneZ for Xbox (2004)". MobyGames.
- ↑ "Official Game website". Archived from the original on 16 January 2006. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dennou Taisen DroneZ for Windows (2004) Trivia". MobyGames.
- ↑ "[PC] DroneZ OEM - Rolling Demo" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "DroneZ PC Games Gameplay_2001_03_07_1" – via www.youtube.com.
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