Zool Redimensioned spin kicks onto PS4 today
New multiplayer content also added to Steam
Sheffield, UK - 16 May 2023: A new portal has opened into the Nth dimension today, as Zool Redimensioned, developed by the Sumo Digital Academy and published by Secret Mode, brings the titular '90s hero to PlayStation®4 (PS4™).
Originally released on PC in 2021, Zool Redimensioned has been updated for PS4 with three brand-new local multiplayer modes – Zool's Gold, Rool of Zool, and Ball Brawl – which were designed and developed for this modern release by the students at the Sumo Digital Academy. The new multiplayer modes have also been added to the Steam edition as a free update.
About Zool Redimensioned
Originally released by Gremlin Graphics in 1992 on the Amiga to critical acclaim, iconic gaming mascot Zool returns in Zool Redimensioned!
This brand-new reimagining of the classic action platforming adventure has been rebuilt from the ground up for modern audiences. Help Zool jump, spin and shoot his way across eight alien worlds, taking down menacing bosses and saving the universe from the nefarious influence of Krool.
Zool's old school platforming action will challenge the most hardcore gamers, with modern enhancements that bring the game into the 21st century. Beat your speed run times, discover secrets hidden across every level, or go back in time and play the original classic game. Re-live the legend of the ninja that started it all!
Features:
- Over 28 retro platforming challenges, all enhanced for the best possible experience
- Choose between two main game modes: Redimensioned for a more accessible modern experience, or Ultimate Ninja to experience a true hardcore challenge
- Trade blows with the dimension's most dangerous creatures in seven completely redesigned boss fights
- Discover new secrets, challenges and extras across your adventure, with 25 trophies to unlock
- Enhanced quality-of-life options, including a level select screen, checkpoints, accessibility options and more
PlayStation™Store page:
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10006330
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647730/Zool_Redimensioned/
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About Secret Mode
Greetings from The Bunker! Secret Mode is the publishing wing of the award-winning Sumo Group Ltd. Our goal is to publish internally developed projects from any of our 17 game development studios across the UK, US, Europe, and India, as well as third party independent game developers. We believe that games are for everyone, and that creativity has no limits. We believe quality and fun are everything.
About Sumo Digital Academy
Zool Redimensioned has been rebuilt from scratch by the Sumo Digital Academy, a talent development programme focused on creating new pathways into the games industry. With guidance from the developers of the 1992 original at Gremlin Graphics, we've retained the spirit that makes Zool a cult classic, while adding mechanics we've loved from the past 29 years of fantastic platforming games. The result is Zool Redimensioned, a game that transcends time and space - don't miss out on this classic retro adventure!
About Sumo Group
Sumo Group's businesses provide acclaimed development, design and publishing services to the video games and entertainment industries from studios in the UK, Europe, India and Canada.
Sumo Digital Ltd., Sumo Digital, is the Group's primary business, it is one of the UK's largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games providing turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip client base from studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leamington Spa and Warrington, plus Pune and Bangalore in India. BAFTA award-winning The Chinese Room in Brighton, Red Kite Games in Leeds, Lab42 in Leamington Spa, PixelAnt Games in Wroclaw, Poland and Czech Republic and Timbre Games based in Vancouver, Canada also fall under the Sumo Digital umbrella along with the award-winning design studio Atomhawk, who have bases in the UK and Canada.
Secret Mode is a video games publisher, focused on delivering fresh and new gaming experiences to players and building expansive and fulfilling communities around those games. It publishes titles developed within Sumo Group and also by independent developers.
For more information visit: www.sumogroupltd.com
