User:ScotXW/Zaz
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| Zaz | |
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| Developer(s) | Remigiusz Dybka, Kinga Dybka |
| Composer(s) | Leonard Ritter |
| Platform(s) | Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, Amiga[1] |
| Release | 2010-09-03[2] |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Zaz (a backronym for "Zaz ain't Z") is a free software (GPLv3[1]) arcade action puzzle computer game, similar to Zuma. The goal is to remove all incoming marbles by rearranging their order and making triplets or quartets of the same color. It currently includes 18[3] different levels. In each of the levels there are some special items, for example explode more than just the normal three balls.
Unlike Zuma, where the player shoots new balls from a center point, in Zaz the player move a grabber on a separate track on the playfield to grab a ball that can then be be shot back at a new location.[4][5] Instead of inserting randomly assigned new balls, the player moves existing balls.[6]
Reception
[edit]The game received positive and broad reception from the gaming press and gaming websites.[5][4][6] Since its release in 2009 it was downloaded via Sourceforge over 100,000 times.[7] The game is also available in the Debian repositories and fulfills the DFSG and was ported to many other platforms.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "REVIEW: ZAZ – An addictive puzzle game for Linux".
- ^ "Zaz - Because hackers too need to play with balls".
- ^ "Zaz". CHIP.
- ^ a b "Zaz for Linux".
- ^ a b "Zaz". Computer Bild.
- ^ a b "100 Best Free and High Quality Linux Games".
- ^ downloads between 2000-02-12+to+2017-02-18 on sourceforge.net
External links
[edit]- Zaz, Because hackers too need to play with balls
- Source code repository, at SourceForge