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Konami Ships ZOE: The Fist of Mars

by Jonathan Metts - February 27, 2002, 11:37 am EST
Source: Konami Press Release

The handheld follow-up to Konami's PS2 mech-shooter is now available.

Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars takes place in the same "universe" as ZOE for PlayStation 2, in which giant mechs are used by the military to police various colonies out in our solar system. The Fist of Mars is a 2D strategy game with some RPG-like elements. Here is the official press release:

KONAMI SHIPS ZONE OF THE ENDERS: THE FIST OF MARS

Handheld Sequel To Critically Acclaimed PlayStation®2

Game Hits Retail Shelves Nationwide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. ­ FEB. 26, 2002 ­ Leading videogame publisher Konami of America, Inc., announced that Zone of the Enders: The Fist Of Mars for Nintendo Game Boy® Advance shipped today to retail outlets nationwide. An action/strategy game, this new title is based on the universe established in the hit Sony PlayStation³2 game released by Konami last year. Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars is available at an SRP of $29.99 and is rated E for Everyone.

"Zone of the Enders: The Fist Of Mars gives Z.O.E. fans an exciting new chapter in the saga," said Jason Enos, Product Marketing Manager for Konami of America. "Fans of the original game and newcomers to the world of Z.O.E. will experience a deep storyline and over 30 hours of gameplay."

Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars follows the adventures of Cage, a young boy who accidentally finds himself piloting a powerful new LEV (anime-styled robot) and quickly becomes a target of military forces looking to take it back. Cage and his new friends in the Mars underground resistance must fight back against the military while unraveling the mysteries surrounding a newer, faster LEV that wants Cage¹s unit destroyed.

In Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars, players take control of an army of trucks, tanks, fighters and giant, anime-styled robots, called LEVs, in a two-dimensional, turn-based action game. As the game¹s hero, Cage, players must carefully select their actions, move around large battlefields and engage enemy units in a fight to the finish. Units react faster as pilots earn experience from battles, and can be upgraded and customized by strengthening parts and weapons or by changing the balance between accuracy and damage or armor and speed.

To date, the PlayStation®2 version of Zone of the Enders has sold over 500,000 units worldwide. Continuing the intergalactic warfare begun in the original game, development of this title was directed by Noriaki Okamura, the ³father² of the original Zone of the Enders.

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