Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z (2023) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z

"Mazinger Z" is a shooter released by Banpresto (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1994. Take control of Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and Grendizer, and use shooting, punches, and super weapons to take on Dr…

10 May 2023

What Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z is

Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z is an arcade game developed by 8ing and released in 2023. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Mazinger Z" is a shooter released by Banpresto (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1994. Take control of Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and Grendizer, and use shooting, punches, and super weapons to take on Dr. Hell's Underground Empire! Supports up to two players at once.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Mazinger Z series

Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z is the 14th of 15 entries we hold in the Mazinger Z series. It arrived 5 years after Super Robot Wars X. The next entry was Iron Saga VS in 2025.

See all 15 Mazinger Z games in release order →

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z launched on 10 May 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and System Shock. It arrived 10 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, System Shock.

Arcade Archives: Mazinger Z — frequently asked questions