For those of you who happen to be arcade bums like myself back in the 1980s and 1990s, where we could have easily paid rent for a permanent residence inside an arcade with the amount of quarters we spent, will be happy to know that the classic Zaxxon arcade game will be time traveling from the past and arriving on our phones and tablets soon as Zaxxon Escape, all thanks to Sega who have decided to resurrect the franchise.
Back in the days of arcades, Zaxxon was ahead of its time with its isometric viewpoint even though it was a space shooter. The isometric viewpoint allowed for, at the time, some pretty impressive 3D visuals, or at least the illusion of 3D graphics. Now Zaxxon is getting massaged, fed some health food and working out thanks to Sega who has brought the franchise back to life after all this time. Don’t go thinking that this will be a straight port with the visuals and gameplay from back in the day.
Zaxxon Escape will feature a completely new style of graphics in the sense that they will actually be 3D visuals! Also the viewpoint is now an over-the-shoulder style instead of the isometric one from the original. Unfortunately, there is little else in terms of details right now about Zaxxon Escape and we don’t even have an idea of when it will arrive. However, anyone who played the original will be wanting to pick this new one up the moment it does get released.
When more details become available, we will be sure to update everyone. Until then, we do have the trailer below at least where you can check out some of the gameplay.
Website Referenced: PocketGamer
