Zephyr (video game)

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Zephyr
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Developer(s) New World Computing
Publisher(s) New World Computing
Producer(s) Mark Caldwell
Designer(s) Jon Van Caneghem
Jonathan P. Gwyn
Programmer(s) David Hathaway
Gary B. Smith
Artist(s) Jonathan P. Gwyn
Writer(s) Milton W. Bland
Composer(s) Robert King
Platform(s) DOS
Release1994
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Zephyr is a video game developed and published by New World Computing for DOS.

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Gameplay

Zephyr is a shoot 'em up that takes place in an arena, and comes with network capabilities. [1]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "for those net fiends who have the urge to blow away friends over the phone line, there is some good gaming to be played here." [1]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 "Finals". Next Generation . No. 3. Imagine Media. March 1995. p. 93.
  2. http://worldvillage.com/zephyr
  3. "Zephyr - PC Review - Coming Soon Magazine".
  4. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero073/generation%204%20-%20N073%20-%20%20janvier%201995%20-%20page172%20et%20page173.jpg