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Zone of the Enders

Take control of a fully armed prototype mechanized robot and fight off enemies during a space colony hijack in Hideo Kojima's Zone of the Enders. In it, players become the character Leo Stenbuck, who sees the…

1 March 2001

Zone of the Enders is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, released 1 March 2001 on PlayStation 2.

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What Zone of the Enders is

Zone of the Enders is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and released in 2001. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the late 22nd century, humans have colonized Mars, and also set up a few colonies in Jupiter's orbit. Giant robots known as Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicles (L.E.V.) have helped them to achieve this lofty goal. However, as time passed, the inhabitants of the Earth started to treat the space colonists, whom they called "Enders", with suspicion, subjecting them to harsh laws and repercussions. Eventually, some of the colonists founded rebel organizations, armed with particularly powerful mechas called Orbital Frames. A young colonist from Jupiter, Leo Stenbuck, unexpectedly comes into contact with an Orbital Frame named Jehuty. A terrible power is in his hands - will he use it for good, or…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Zone of the Enders series

Zone of the Enders is the first of 7 entries we hold in the Zone of the Enders series. The next entry was Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner in 2003.

See all 7 Zone of the Enders games in release order →

What it launched against

Zone of the Enders launched on 1 March 2001, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Serious Sam: The First Encounter, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

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When did Zone of the Enders come out?
Zone of the Enders was released on 1 March 2001 for PlayStation 2.

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