<s>
,	O
officially	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
Z.O.E.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2001	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechas	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
mechanical	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
reaction	O
to	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
two	O
follow-ups	O
:	O
The	B-Device
Fist	I-Device
of	I-Device
Mars	I-Device
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
The	O
2nd	O
Runner	O
,	O
a	B-Application
direct	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
animation	O
studio	O
Sunrise	O
also	O
produced	O
two	O
works	O
related	O
to	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
alongside	O
its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
HD	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
follows	O
Leo	O
Steanbuck	O
,	O
a	O
child	O
who	O
becomes	O
the	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
advanced	O
mecha	O
,	O
or	O
Frame	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Jehuty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
bots	O
or	O
another	O
player	O
while	O
controlling	O
two	O
Frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
suit	O
and	O
its	O
built-in	O
intelligence	B-Application
,	O
A.D.A	O
,	O
he	O
fends	O
off	O
the	O
BAHRAM	O
forces	O
led	O
by	O
officer	O
Viola	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
claim	O
Jehuty	O
on	O
the	O
orders	O
of	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Nohman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nohman	O
himself	O
then	O
appears	O
in	O
Jehuty	O
's	O
superior	O
twin	O
Frame	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
,	O
forcing	O
Jehuty	O
's	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
entered	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
actuality	O
Konami	O
had	O
no	O
intentions	O
of	O
releasing	O
them	O
for	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
built	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okamura	O
designed	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
to	O
tell	O
a	O
story	O
through	O
gameplay	O
sequences	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
first	O
had	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
naming	O
a	O
Frame	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
based	O
on	O
Egyptian	O
mythology	O
;	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
Jehuty	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
Frame	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
deity	O
,	O
Djehuti	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
originally	O
sold	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
preview	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
other	O
mecha	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
quick	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
Justin	O
Leeper	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
who	O
remarked	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
appealing	O
games	O
and	O
found	O
its	O
visuals	O
as	O
ones	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
ones	O
ever	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
added	O
praise	O
to	O
its	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
has	O
been	O
disliked	O
by	O
reviewers	O
with	O
Smith	O
finding	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
other	O
mecha	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
whereas	O
Snackdawg	O
of	O
GameZone	O
disliked	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
its	O
dark	O
parts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
Leo	O
's	O
friends	O
,	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
being	O
shot	O
,	O
it	O
instead	O
made	O
everyone	O
"	O
simply	O
seems	O
whiny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
was	O
also	O
considered	O
too	O
easy	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
excessive	O
number	O
of	O
tactical	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
short	O
without	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
challenge	O
on	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Sanders	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
verged	O
on	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
rental	O
than	O
purchase	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
included	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
demo	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
worth	O
buying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
March	O
2001	O
;	O
sales	O
were	O
boosted	O
by	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
highly-anticipated	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2001	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2001	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
titled	O
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Fist	I-Device
of	I-Device
Mars	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Sunrise	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
Zone	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Enders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Runner	I-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zone	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Enders	I-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
alongside	O
The	O
2nd	O
Runner	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
Collection	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
Collection	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
