8 user reviews
3.9 / 5 avg score
Reviewed on April 27, 2009
First-person action fans shouldn't miss Zeno Clash's unique mix of deep melee combat and wonderfully bizarre art design.
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Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal.

Story

Zeno Clash follows the story of Ghat, the son of a strange hermaphroditic creature called Father-Mother. Ghat has been banished from his home village by his own brothers. He must journey to the end of the world, through the dangerous lands of Zenozoik.

Gameplay

It features fast paced first person melee combat; The player can perform a variety of attacks including a selection of basic attacks and combo's and finishers. There are also defensive moves such as blocks, which can lead to counter attacks. A range of bizarre weaponry is also available, often made from pieces of scrap and junk .

Ultimate edition

 Ultimate Edition
 Ultimate Edition
 Zeno Clash will be released in a updated form on Xbox Live Arcade dubbed Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition. It will contain new modes, added content and new features. For example, you will be able to play the Tower Challenges with a friend using cooperative play
 
Ace Team has stated that all the new content in the Ultimate Edition will be a exclusive for the Xbox Live Arcade for a time, but after that all the updates will be released for the PC version of the game.
 

Piracy

Zeno Clash has appeared on file sharing websites where users may download the game illegally. The developers ACE Team have responded to this by replying to the comments section of these files, saying they will do not intend to stop the piracy, but they plead with downloaders to purchase the game if they enjoy it.

I’m one of the developers of Zeno Clash. I would appreciate you read this if you are about to download this file.

Zeno Clash is an independently funded game by a very small and sacrificed group of people. The only way in which we can continue making games like this (or a sequel) is to have good sales.

I am aware that at this moment there is still no demo of the game, but we are working on one which will be available soon.

We cannot do anything to stop piracy of the game (and honestly don’t intend to do so) but if you are downloading because you wish to try before you buy, I would ask that you purchase the game (and support the independent game development scene) if you enjoy it. We plan on updating Zeno Clash with DLC and continuing support for the game long after it’s release.

Thanks for taking the time to read this… hopefully it will make a difference.

Carlos Bordeu
ACE Team


Reception

Rock, Paper, Shotgun viewed the game as well worth the money seeing as it provides a surrealistic backdrop for great game mechanics. Their main issue(s) with the game was the lack of a coherent story and the voice acting. Giant Bomb's Brad Shoemaker reviewed the game, giving it 4/5 stars. He talked about enjoying the melee combat system, but disliked the poor voice acting.

System requirements

Minimum

  • Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: At least 3 GB of free space
  • Video Card: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card
  • DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c, DirectX® 10

Recommended

  • Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
  • Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space: At least 3 GB of free space
  • Video Card: Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card
  • DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c, DirectX® 10

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Original US Release April 21, 2009
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