In some worlds (Tool is one that springs to mind), it’s blatantly obvious where the spikes are. This isn’t a problem in itself, but because Zool Redimensioned is split into seven worlds with wildly different looks and themes to them, the player needs to figure out how each gameplay element translates from one biome to the next.
I struggled to identify dangers within the level until after I took damage from them. Unfortunately, the charm waned quickly as the game struggled to communicate how the environment interacts with the playable character. Sure, it looks like a really fancy version of a 2D platformer from the ’90s, and the fact that the visual direction the game goes in is quite frenetic might appeal to some – I really liked Wario Land 4 for this reason. My first real stumbling block in Zool Redimensioned is the extremely messy visual design. He slides around all over the shop and it can get a bit annoying, but once you’re used to it, there’s a nice level of flow you can get into while traversing the various levels and world types in Zool Redimensioned.
The way Zool controls felt a bit odd to me at first – kind of like playing as Luigi in a Mario game.
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It added a fair few features to update it for the modern day, including some graphical improvements and the option to choose between standard and ‘Ultimate Ninja’ mode, which strips you of your double jump and forces you to grab collectibles before the level can be completed. Zool Redimensioned is a remaster of the original game, and was developed by Sumo Digital Academy. You have the ability to run, jump, do a ground pound-type move while airborne, and even shoot a few pellets at your enemies. He also has cute, impatient idle animations where he does clap press-ups while looking at the player as if to say, “get on with it mate, I don’t have all day”. Zool, a weird ant-like gremlin fella, is a bit of a speedster with a solid reliance on momentum. READ MORE: Indie shoot ‘em up platformer ‘My Friend Pedro: Ripe For Revenge’ brings the shooter to mobileĪpparently, Zool was initially supposed to be a rival for Sonic the Hedgehog, and I do see where they’re coming from.So then, I’m coming into Zool Redimensioned as a completely blank slate, judging it on its merits without the benefit of nostalgia. I wasn’t even close to being born in 1992, let alone cognisant enough to have played Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension.