Sega Genesis - Red Zone - Shortplay

Red Zone is a video game developed by Zyrinx and published by Time Warner Interactive in 1994 for the Sega Genesis console.

A pre-release version of this game - Hardwired - has been deemed by the (now defunct) developer as publicly distributable.

The game used a number of technologies that were not prevalent at the time on the Genesis/Mega Drive

Electronic Gaming Monthly determined that the game is difficult to get used to, particularly its top-down perspective, but that the number of usable weapons and missions are impressive and "Both the combat and aerial sequences are innovative and enjoyable". They scored it a 6.8 out of 10. GamePro, while commenting that the helicopter handling and graphical intro are impressive, concluded that the poor controls when maneuvering characters on the ground effectively kill any potential enjoyment.

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "While Red Zone's plot and gameplay are surely blatant rip-offs from Urban Strike, the enormous challenges and fundamentally make this title a viable alternative to the ongoing success of the Strike series."

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