Z: The Game Announced - Revival Of An Old School RTS Game

I remember Z way back when everyone was trying to make the next big RTS. Back when making RTS games was fashionable an not relegated to a few big development studios. It was a fun and humorous little RTS title that got some attention(certainly wasn’t as big as other C&C clones like KKND). Apparently Kavcom has announced that they are working on a revival of it called Z: The game. Z: The Game will be a downloadable title developed for a range of platforms including mobile devices like the iOS stuff and Android. No info on the game itself at the moment. Press release below…

Digital publisher Kavcom has announced the licensing of The Bitmap Brothers’ classic action real-time strategy title Z. Kavcom will bring digital download versions of the 2011 version - Z: The Game - to a range of formats including Apple Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, PC, Android devices and Blackberry Tab during 2011.

The 2011 modern reworking of Z: The Game brings with it all of the original's great tongue-in-cheek humour and addictive real-time strategy gameplay, as well as some major interface improvements for touch-screen devices.

Z: The Game was given 92% and a Classic Award on release in 1996 by PC Zone magazine, which also commented: “It’s a brilliant strategy game. Like Command & Conquer, only harder, more strategic and more intense.” Z: The Game was developed by original creators The Bitmap Brothers (Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Xenon) in conjunction with Kavcom.

Kavcom will be announcing the release date/platforms for Z: The Game and another major licensing deal soon.