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Zone of the Enders HD Collection

Zone of the Enders HD Edition (Zone of the Enders HD Collection outside Japan) is a re-release of Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The…

82 25 October 2012

Zone of the Enders HD Collection is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Kojima Productions, released 25 October 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Zone of the Enders HD Collection is

Zone of the Enders HD Collection is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Kojima Productions and released in 2012. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It runs on Fox Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Zone of the Enders: The game takes place in the year 2172; mankind has colonized Earth's, Mars', and Jupiter's moons. A military force known as BAHRAM sends its primary offensive unit to attack Antilia, a Jupiter colony, in an attempt to secure two advanced machines known as Orbital Frames. One of the few colony survivors, a young boy named Leo Stenbuck, witnesses a falling Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicle (LEV) killing his friends. He flees to a hangar, where he finds an Orbital Frame by the name of Jehuty. Using this suit and its built-in intelligence, A.D.A, he fends off the BAHRAM forces led by officer Viola who seek to claim Jehuty on the orders of their leader, Nohman. Leo is then…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Zone of the Enders series

Zone of the Enders HD Collection is the fourth of 7 entries we hold in the Zone of the Enders series. It arrived 9 years after Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Special Edition. The next entry was Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner HD Edition in 2012. Its critic score of 82 is 8 points above the series average of 74. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Zone of the Enders HD Collection holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Zone of the Enders HD Collection launched on 25 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Zone of the Enders HD Collection — frequently asked questions

When did Zone of the Enders HD Collection come out?
Zone of the Enders HD Collection was released on 25 October 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Does Zone of the Enders HD Collection have multiplayer?
Yes. Zone of the Enders HD Collection supports multiplayer.

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