<s>
Zool	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nth	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
by	O
Gremlin	B-Language
Graphics	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Zool	B-Application
,	O
a	O
gremlin	B-Language
"	O
Ninja	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Nth	O
Dimension	O
"	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
land	O
on	O
Earth	O
;	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
ninja	B-Application
ranking	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
pass	O
seven	O
lands	O
,	O
beating	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
embedded	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
scrolling	O
space	O
shooter	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
accessible	O
only	O
by	O
making	O
Zool	B-Application
play	O
a	O
certain	O
tune	O
on	O
an	O
in-game	O
piano	O
or	O
finding	O
certain	O
invisible	O
warp	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
Allan	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Zool	B-Application
as	O
he	O
was	O
criticized	O
on	O
his	O
previous	O
game	O
Switchblade	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
having	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
development	O
,	O
Zool	B-Application
could	O
cast	O
spells	O
to	O
get	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
trouble	O
by	O
collecting	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Zool	B-Application
could	O
escape	O
from	O
pits	O
with	O
high	O
jump	O
spells	O
and	O
cast	O
a	O
shadow	O
spell	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
him	O
that	O
follows	O
his	O
actions	O
(	O
thus	O
doubling	O
the	O
fire	O
power	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Patrick	O
Phelan	O
overlaps	O
with	O
the	O
Lotus	B-Application
3	I-Application
soundtrack	O
and	O
inspired	O
several	O
modern	O
electro/techno	O
remixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
hyped	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
then-newly	O
launched	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
,	O
although	O
not	O
the	O
AGA	B-Device
version	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
which	O
followed	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Zool	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
Gremlin	B-Language
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
IBM	O
PC	O
Compatibles	O
,	O
and	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
version	O
has	O
original	O
red	O
book	O
audio	O
tracks	O
by	O
Neil	O
Biggin	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
have	O
both	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
and	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
port	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
two	O
incarnations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
to	O
have	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
computer	O
ports	O
are	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
original	O
but	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
ports	O
both	O
feature	O
different	O
levels	O
which	O
are	O
structured	O
differently	O
,	O
different	O
background	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
CD32	O
version	O
,	O
all	O
console	O
versions	O
feature	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
original	O
,	O
remixed	O
appropriately	O
for	O
each	O
console	O
's	O
unique	O
sound	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
receiving	O
scores	O
of	O
97%	O
,	O
96%	O
,	O
95%	O
from	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
claimed	O
,	O
"	O
Zool	B-Application
sports	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
ends	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
case	O
of	O
Super	O
Trolland	O
's	O
disease	O
:	O
your	O
character	O
moves	O
much	O
too	O
fast	O
and	O
with	O
little	O
control	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
80%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
the	O
game	O
is	O
fast	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
add	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
well-known	O
platforming	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
Quite	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
pumping	O
action	O
here	O
and	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
little	O
new	O
is	O
offered.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
included	O
Zool	B-Application
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
video	O
game	O
ninja	B-Application
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
22nd	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
noting	O
its	O
"	O
absurdly	O
"	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
young	O
adult	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
entitled	O
Cool	O
Zool	B-Application
and	O
Zool	B-Application
Rules	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Maker	O
's	O
Companion	O
(	O
APress	O
,	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
on	O
hobbyist	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
contains	O
step-by-step	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
original	O
Zool	B-Application
game	O
using	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zool	B-Application
Redimensioned	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
Academy	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
publisher	O
Secret	O
Mode	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
legal	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
Chupa	O
Chups	O
brand	O
and	O
logo	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
heavily	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Zool	B-Application
series	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
sponsorship	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
title	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
"	O
Sweet	O
World	O
"	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
brand	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
