Sheffield, UK - 12 April 2023: Secret Mode, Sumo Group's publishing division, and the Sumo Digital Academy have announced that retro platformer Zool Redimensioned is coming to PlayStation®4 (PS4™) on 16 May with brand-new party game modes.
A reimagining of the critically acclaimed Amiga title launched in 1992 by Gremlin Graphics, Zool Redimensioned sees players jump, spin and shoot their way across eight alien worlds, taking down menacing bosses and saving the universe from the nefarious influence of Krool. Zool Redimensioned arrives on PS4 with exciting new local multiplayer game modes including Zool's Gold, Rool of Zool, and Ball Brawl.
The Sumo Digital Academy is a team of apprentices currently studying a development programme which creates new pathways into the games industry. The Academy is the first in the UK games industry to be recognised by the government and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
"The PC version of Zool Redimensioned had such a fantastic reception from fans of the original game, that we're thrilled to be able to bring this tribute to the Amiga's classic platformer to PlayStation 4," said Dr Jacob Habgood (He/Him/His), Director of Education Partnerships. "The apprentices from the Sumo Digital Academy have worked hard to ensure that it captures the essence of the original game, made here in Sheffield by developers who were not so different in age to them.
"Yet they've succeeded in making it accessible to new audiences and added fantastic new game modes for players to enjoy too. The game is a testament to the talent the Sumo Academy is producing, while giving young people a gateway into the video games industry."
Zool Redimensioned will be available to purchase from the PlayStation™Store on 16 May. Zool Redimensioned is currently available to purchase on Steam now, with the free party modes update arriving on 16 May.
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
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10006330
Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647730/Zool_Redimensioned/
New multiplayer modes will be added to the Steam version as a free update on 16 May.
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.
Auroch Digital is a Bristol-based videogame developer and publisher with a focus on original IP creation.
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