Ex Zodiac is an Action, Adventure, and Arcade game for PC published by Pixeljam in 2022. If you like Star Fox 64, then this is for you!
Ex Zodiac PC Game 2022 review:
An enemy with a strong personality and a deadly demon. It’s simple, but these two are what the Staff is looking for.
(v0.10.4 Update added)
Ex-Zodiac is a fast-paced rail shooter with a stylized look reminiscent of early 90’s 3D games. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.
This game plays best using a Xinput compatible analog controller (Xbox, PS4, etc), however, digital devices can be used too, such as a D-pad or keyboard (analog is definitely the way to go, though!). The controls are also re-mappable.
It’s a bit strange to look at this as a “spiritual successor” when it sort of leans a bit more toward the original Star Fox game. we suppose you could say it could even be called a “spiritual predecessor.” It feels like it would exist somewhere between Star Fox and Star Fox 64. It looks like an improvement over the classic ahead-of-its-time SNES game but doesn’t achieve the visual complexity of the Nintendo 64 title. Your abilities and the depth of gameplay are also more in line with the first Star Fox game, though you have the advantage of a framerate that doesn’t make your eyes bleed.
Pros of Ex Zodiac:
- A retro, colorful, low-poly visual style
- 6 main levels and 6 bonus levels currently (more than 12 will be available after full release)
- Major bosses at the end of each level, each piloted by a member of the Zodiac
- A 16-bit style soundtrack by +TEK combining FM and wavetable synthesis
- Barrel rolls
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Basic System Requirements:
- OS: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Drivers with support for OpenGL 2.1
- Storage: 500 MB available space
