<s>
Zoop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Hookstone	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Viacom	O
New	O
Media	O
for	O
many	O
platforms	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
similarities	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
1989	O
arcade	O
game	O
Plotting	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Flipull	B-Application
in	O
other	O
territories	O
and	O
on	O
other	O
systems	O
)	O
but	O
Zoop	B-Application
runs	O
in	O
real-time	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
before	O
release	O
,	O
Zoop	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
games	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
preliminary	O
rounds	O
of	O
the	O
Blockbuster	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Championship	O
II	O
competition	O
,	O
a	O
rare	O
instance	O
of	O
an	O
as-yet-unreleased	O
game	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
to	O
spark	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
"	O
rent	O
one	O
,	O
get	O
one	O
free	O
"	O
promotion	O
by	O
Blockbuster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
Plotting	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
triangle	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
effects	O
have	O
a	O
cartoonish	O
tone	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
vivid	O
colors	O
used	O
through	O
the	O
stages	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
smooth	O
jazz	B-Device
and	O
"	O
evolves	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Dracula	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
,	O
Zoop	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
original	O
properties	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Viacom	O
New	O
Media	O
,	O
who	O
only	O
published	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
existing	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
(	O
including	O
Viacom	O
Media	O
Networks	O
 '	O
programming	O
)	O
until	O
their	O
closure	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
extensively	O
marketed	O
by	O
Viacom	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
success	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
evidenced	O
by	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
many	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slogan	O
,	O
"	O
America	O
's	O
Largest	O
Killer	O
of	O
Time	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
at	O
Hookstone	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Manía	O
that	O
Zoop	B-Application
spent	O
several	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
explain	O
to	O
their	O
producers	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
presented	O
a	O
nearly-finished	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Aaron	O
Fothergill	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
programmers	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Zoop	B-Application
,	O
Electric	O
Spectacle	O
Productions	O
wanted	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
advanced	O
visuals	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
Viacom	O
requested	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
extra	O
graphics	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
more	O
appealing	O
than	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Zoop	B-Application
are	O
held	O
by	O
Viacom	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Zoop	B-Application
are	O
identical	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
graphical	O
and	O
audio	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
various	O
sound	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
features	O
wavetable-like	O
MIDI	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
features	O
more	O
advanced	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Electric	O
Spectacle	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
on	O
5	O
January	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
that	O
are	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
versions	O
but	O
sporting	O
a	O
more	O
jazz-style	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoop	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
by	O
Media	O
Quest	O
on	O
29	O
November	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
a	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
complicated	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
bad	O
really	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
is	O
n't	O
that	O
intuitive	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
you	O
get	O
past	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
addictive	O
quality	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
previously	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
)	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
a	O
62%	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
curious	O
compulsiveness	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
to	O
a	O
degree	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
graphically	O
impressive	O
games	O
then	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
falling	O
short	O
of	O
classics	O
like	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
Zoop	B-Application
is	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
enough	O
puzzler	O
to	O
merit	O
a	O
buy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
no	O
changes	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
Zoop	B-Application
is	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
exactly	O
the	O
second	O
puzzling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
Games	O
like	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
have	O
undeniable	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
Zoop	B-Application
has	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
that	O
magic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
uncomplicated	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
only	O
slightly	O
hampered	O
by	O
squirrelly	O
controls	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
addiction	O
for	O
puzzle	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
brief	O
review	O
from	O
Next	O
Generation	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Action	O
puzzle	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
simple	O
but	O
addicting	O
;	O
Zoop	B-Application
is	O
complicated	O
but	O
kind	O
of	O
compulsive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Zoop	B-Application
has	O
all	O
the	O
makings	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
deliver	O
the	O
goods.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
an	O
A	O
-	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
addictive	O
but	O
was	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
trademark	O
renewal	O
for	O
Zoop	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
