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Developer Summary:

ZP2K9 is a super-crazy multiplayer sidescroller. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and King of the Hill with 13 devastating weapons and 6 grenade types including Akimbo SMGs, the freeze gun, gas grenades, and the enemy-splattering MIRV.

What We Think:

ZP2k9 is an action platform game that is compatible with 2 to 10 players on Xbox live. The developer – Jamezila – has a several other game releases but today we are focusing on his multi-player destruction party: ZP2K9. You can play a varied of different game types like Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and King of the Hill. With thirteen devastating weapons and six grenade types including Akimbo SMGs, the freeze gun, gas grenades, and the enemy-splattering MIRV.

The biggest problem in multiplayer is that there is only one map but it feels like it is three or maps put together; one part is all wooded then one is all white, making it sometimes difficult to find people because the map is so big and thus you don’t get many kills in a game.

The controls reminded me of a Flash game: there aren’t many buttons that you need to remember, and absolutely zero button combinations.  It sounds simple, and it is.  A simple control layout is always good as it offers quick, smooth game play without the hassle of trying to remember any tricky button combos during an intense fire-fight.

The music? If you guessed that it resembles that of a typical Flash game, you’re absolutely right.  The game just loops one techno style track over and over again. While this seems like it might get annoying after a while, you’ll be too caught up in the action to even notice the techno music.

Give ZP2K9 a shot (for 200 MS points its the same price as a new t-shirt for your avatar) and get a sense of what is going on with the evolution of online multi-player in the XBOX Live Indie Game world.

Rating: ★★★★☆