<s>
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1982	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
ship	O
through	O
heavily	O
defended	O
space	O
fortresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	B-Application
to	I-Application
employ	I-Application
axonometric	I-Application
projection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
lent	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
AXXON	O
from	O
AXONometric	O
projection	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
advertised	O
on	O
television	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
commercial	O
produced	O
by	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
for	O
$	O
150,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
followed	O
it	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Zaxxon	I-Application
(	O
1982	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Zaxxon-like	O
shooter	O
Future	O
Spy	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
non-scrolling	O
isometric	O
platform	O
game	O
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
aircraft-type	O
stick	O
with	O
a	O
molded	O
hand	O
grip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
control	O
and	O
movement	O
was	O
not	O
common	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
have	O
illustrations	O
around	O
the	O
joystick	O
to	O
indicate	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
each	O
position	O
on	O
the	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
1982	B-Application
and	O
1985	O
,	O
Zaxxon	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
32	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
SG-1000	I-Operating_System
,	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
TRS-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
ports	O
use	O
a	O
third-person	O
,	O
behind-the-ship	O
perspective	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
of	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
monthly	O
US	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
June	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
later	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
six	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
annual	O
lists	O
of	O
top	O
twenty	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
1982	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
later	O
listed	O
Zaxxon	O
in	O
their	O
June	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	I-Application
1983	I-Application
issue	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
top-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	O
was	O
Coleco	O
's	O
best-selling	O
non-bundled	O
cartridge	O
for	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
up	O
until	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
Computing	O
listed	O
Zaxxon	O
fourth	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
frontier	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
dimension	O
in	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
realistic	O
"	O
altitude-based	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
1983	O
called	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Zaxxon	O
a	O
"	O
coup	O
for	O
this	O
new	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
magazine	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Arcade	B-Application
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
thrilling	O
games	O
available	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noting	O
in	O
passing	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
"	O
serious	O
criticism	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
was	O
that	O
"	O
many	O
players	O
felt	O
they	O
needed	O
flying	O
lessons	O
to	O
have	O
even	O
a	O
ghost	O
of	O
a	O
chance	O
of	O
performing	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K-Power	O
rated	O
the	O
Color	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
version	O
with	O
8	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
in	O
1983	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
superb	O
three-dimensional	O
computer	O
game	O
...	O
Not	O
since	O
Choplifter	B-Application
has	O
a	O
game	O
looked	O
so	O
impressive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
TRS-80	B-Device
versions	O
despite	O
those	O
computers	O
 '	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
and	O
predicted	O
that	O
Zaxxon	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
long-lived	O
bestseller	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1982	B-Application
Arkie	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Best	O
Science	O
Fiction/Fantasy	O
Coin-Op	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1983	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
cartridge	O
conversion	O
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Videogame	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1984	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
was	O
awarded	O
Stand-Alone	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
conversion	O
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
51st	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	O
is	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
unlockable	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Astro	O
City	O
Mini	O
V	O
,	O
a	O
vertically	O
oriented	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Astro	O
City	O
mini	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
in	O
November	O
1982	B-Application
:	O
Super	B-Application
Zaxxon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Zaxxon	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
chart	O
for	O
software	O
conversion	O
kits	O
in	O
July	B-Application
1983	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
3-D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
ports	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
forward-scrolling	O
rather	O
than	O
isometric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaxxon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Motherbase	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
bore	O
the	O
Zaxxon	O
brand	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
named	O
Parasquad	B-Application
and	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
was	O
named	O
Motherbase	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	B-Application
Milton	O
Bradley	O
released	O
a	O
Zaxxon	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
