Zektor
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| Zektor | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | SEGA |
| Publisher(s) | Gremlin |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Multi-directional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to two players, alternating |
| Cabinet | Standard upright |
| Arcade system | Sega G80 |
| Display | X-Y monitor colored vector graphics |
Zektor a multi-directional shooter arcade game created by Sega in 1982, Challenges the player to pilot a space ship in a quest to recapture eight cities that have been captured by alien Robots. Each city is different with a different name as are the Robots. The Robots also have speech synthesis so that they can verbally challenge you to retake the cities they control from them. The first wave takes place on the defense grid.
The Cities
There are eight cities to reclaim in Zektor. The Robot's personally name their conquered city in the level's opening challenge to the player. The cities are:
- Ascella
- Baitos
- Centaurus
- Denebala
- Eridonus
- Faltar
- Graffas
- The final city is a secret city, supposedly conquered by a robot from the past.
The Defense Grid
The Defense grid is a zone outside the city where the player must take on dangerous Roboprobes that are highly maneauverable and fire "Zizzers" (energy blasts)at the player as well as moving Moboids that either destroy the player's ship on contact or deflect the player's ship in some preprogrammed manner. The defense grid lasts for 3 attack waves which must be outlasted to advance to the next challenge: The destruction of the Robot overlord that controls the city.
Destroying the Robot
With the three attack waves of the Defense Grid overcome, the player now gets to destroy the robot overlord and free the city. The Robot in question starts at the center of the screen behind 3 rotating barriers. Each barrier has a slot on one of it's sides and when all three align they form a channel in which the player can fire through and thus hit and destroy the Robot head inside. To make things more challenging the Robot fires "Zizzers" constantly at the player and the Robot shrinks inside the barrier system so that only anything but a direct hit dead center will ensure success. Destroying the robot not only saves the city but awards the player with an extra ship. When the Robot shrinks completely from sight the round is over and the player is moved to the next city. Once the player reaches the eighth city this wave will repeat indefinately once you beat it.
[edit] Trivia
- This game is one of the 5 classic arcade games found on the Playstation 2 game Sega Genesis Collection
- Each city graphic contains letters hidden within the artwork. These are possibly the programmer's initials.
- The final boss is the alien from Space Fury
