<s>
Z	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
by	O
The	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Z	B-Application
:	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
games	O
,	O
collecting	O
resources	O
or	O
building	O
specific	O
structures	O
is	O
unnecessary	O
for	O
creating	O
an	O
army	O
-	O
the	O
same	O
principle	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
Nether	B-Device
Earth	I-Device
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
RTS	O
games	O
ancestors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Z	B-Application
was	O
also	O
noted	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
complex	O
,	O
intense	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
gameplay	O
usually	O
boiled	O
down	O
to	O
tankrushing	O
AIs	O
showing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
aggression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
2	O
main	O
versions	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
use	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
named	O
Z	B-Application
and	O
another	O
one	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
named	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
&	O
Expansion	O
(	O
that	O
give	O
Zeditor	O
and	O
Extension	O
pack	O
with	O
additional	O
challenging	O
levels	O
from	O
20	O
to	O
35	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
used	O
to	O
require	O
DOSBox	B-Application
(	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
DOS	B-Device
emulator	B-Application
for	O
various	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
)	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
modern	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
workaround	O
for	O
Z	B-Application
95'''s	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
which	O
allows	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
system	O
without	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
emulation	B-Application
was	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
ZZone	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
workaround	O
,	O
named	O
Z	B-Application
Expansion	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
involves	O
disabling	O
some	O
protected	O
instructions	O
in	O
the	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
executable	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
custom	O
installer	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
installer	O
refuses	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
concerning	O
forum	O
thread	O
the	O
Z	B-Application
Expansion	O
XP	B-Application
workaround	O
is	O
also	O
reported	O
to	O
work	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
1998	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
mouse	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Z	B-Application
includes	O
mouse	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Z	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Harrap	O
and	O
TickTock	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
KavCom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPad	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
releases	O
on	O
BlackBerry	O
Playbook	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
July	O
4th	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
few	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
Z	B-Application
DOS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
all	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
was	O
made	O
much	O
more	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
which	O
was	O
becoming	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z	B-Application
DOS	B-Device
version	O
has	O
an	O
interface	O
for	O
loading	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
its	O
first	O
step	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
the	O
interface	O
is	O
still	O
there	O
but	O
modified	O
and	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
normal	O
interface	O
using	O
APIs	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
without	O
the	O
eyecandy	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z	B-Application
DOS	B-Device
version	O
is	O
much	O
slower	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Z	B-Application
95	O
version	O
improves	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
lets	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Chris	O
Hudak	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
Z	B-Application
"	O
the	O
alcoholic	O
,	O
head-banging	O
,	O
gap-toothed	O
,	O
punch-drunk	O
,	O
inbred	O
cousin	O
of	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
commented	O
that	O
Z	B-Application
stands	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
fast	O
reaction	O
time	O
and	O
raw	O
strategy	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
economics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
Z	B-Application
lacks	O
the	O
longevity	O
of	O
its	O
nearest	O
competition	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
has	O
relatively	O
few	O
missions	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
sides	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
units	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
original	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
enjoyable	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
AI	O
,	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
all	O
being	O
strong	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
magazine	O
described	O
Z	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
strategy	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
so	O
hard	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
get	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
from	O
it	O
...	O
Like	O
all	O
Bitmap	O
Bros	O
 '	O
games	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
loads	O
of	O
little	O
touches	O
that	O
will	O
amuse	O
you	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
incompetent	O
piss-head	O
droids	O
in	O
the	O
cut-scenes	O
,	O
flying	O
you	O
from	O
level	O
to	O
level	O
and	O
crashing	O
on	O
the	O
people	O
flagging	O
them	O
in	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
voice	O
which	O
says	O
,	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
struggling	O
,	O
'	O
You	O
are	O
so	O
crap	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
3.5/5	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
quick-	O
'	O
n'-dirty	O
version	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
stripped	O
down	O
for	O
speed	O
and	O
playability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
mind	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
on	O
the	O
short	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
real-time	O
tactical	O
game	O
lover	O
with	O
a	O
good	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
then	O
buckle	O
into	O
your	O
computer	O
chair	O
,	O
dude	O
,	O
and	O
crack	O
open	O
a	O
cold	O
can	O
of	O
Rocket	O
Fuel	O
,	O
because	O
Z	B-Application
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
your	O
favorite	O
letter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Lee	O
Nutter	O
gave	O
the	O
AI	O
for	O
both	O
friendly	O
and	O
enemy	O
troops	O
the	O
highest	O
of	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
rated	O
it	O
the	O
weakest	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
war	O
simulators	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
comparatively	O
shallow	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
(	O
despite	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
by	O
Tick	O
Tock	O
Games	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
from	O
Softpedia	O
,	O
which	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
modern	O
enhancements	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
of	O
Z	B-Application
had	O
aged	O
badly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fan	O
community	O
created	O
fan	O
fixes	O
for	O
Z95	O
support	O
past	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zod	O
Engine	O
is	O
an	O
actively	O
developed	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zod	O
Engine	O
has	O
had	O
an	O
article	O
written	O
about	O
it	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
Linux	B-Application
Format	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
