Zero Fire includes Zero Wing and Hellfire, the collection will also include the Toaplan-developed side-scrolling run-and-gun bonus game Demon’s World. Experience full ports of the Toaplan-developed side-scrolling shoot ’em ups Zero Wing and Hellfire, which first launched in arcades in the 1980s, complete with extras. Each game has a “Player 1 and Player 2 Alternating Version” and “Player 1 and Player 2 Simultaneous Play Version” with its own game balance adjustments. The overseas versions of each game are also playable. Includes also new “Super Easy” and “Arcade Challenge” modes.
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I personally don't care for the Zero Wing side of the game, it's not badly designed but it doesn't do much to innovate or refine.
Now Hellfire, I was surprised by how good it feels to play. Having access to four different weapons at all times, each that fire in different directions, allows the player to be able to tackle threats from any direction. The 2P version of the game has multiple control schemes in addition to the original, which was infamous for being basically incompatible with rapid-fire setups due to the way the Change button works.
Check out the console ports of Hellfire too, they each add their own things. PC Engine port adds a proper story and is probably the most beginner-friendly version. Mega Drive version adds bombs and a CPU-controlled drone, and feels like a better way to experience the checkpoint-based 1P edition.
Now Hellfire, I was surprised by how good it feels to play. Having access to four different weapons at all times, each that fire in different directions, allows the player to be able to tackle threats from any direction. The 2P version of the game has multiple control schemes in addition to the original, which was infamous for being basically incompatible with rapid-fire setups due to the way the Change button works.
Check out the console ports of Hellfire too, they each add their own things. PC Engine port adds a proper story and is probably the most beginner-friendly version. Mega Drive version adds bombs and a CPU-controlled drone, and feels like a better way to experience the checkpoint-based 1P edition.