...the first two levels started like your standard shoot-'em-up, but that was just to suck the unwary into a horrific trap... After that, it was a constant stream of deaths. Levels 3-7 were each quite difficult, but after much blood, toil, sweat, and tears, each level was conquered and put in its place. Cheap deaths, strange boss patterns, odd mazes, etc... Level 8 was so bad that after 45 minutes to an hour of non-stop dying, I despaired of beating the level, so I went to the wise Oracle of knowledge - Google, and the first information that I found said that Zero Wing was only 8 levels long. After reading that, I said, "I can do this!", and I encouraged myself enough to persevere long enough to finally beat the level 8 boss (whom I thought was the last boss). Woe to me when level 9 started, for it was almost as if I had started an entirely new 'bullet hell' shoot-'em-up on maximum difficulty right at the very beginning of the level before I could catch my breath! I pressed on for almost another hour, but I could never even get to the level 9 mid-boss. Exhausted finally, I returned to the oracle, searching for *gasp!* cheat codes or anything which could give me the faintest glimmer of hope for the possibility of an end to this torture, but my hopes were completely dashed to the ground with no cheats to be found and more reviews discovered which stated that the PC Engine version has 10 levels. My heart gave out upon reading this, and I have collapsed on my bed. I type this warning with my last remaining strength, "Be warned! Zero Wing is accursed!"...
Topic: "Zero Wing" or, "The Death of a Gamer" (Read 577 times)
