Zodiac DX

Another faithful retro game from the Foxy Boxy, seemingly inspired by the early Famicom days, with about 30 to 60 minutes of content unless the developer adds some achievements. I enjoyed the second half of the playthrough once the levels got a bit more challenging, but overall it's a very casual platformer, and you can beat it on the first try. On a side note, you can access some settings using the 'ESC' such as the fullscreen, CRT filter, and gamepad config, although it does not have a true widescreen to conserve the pixels. There are 3 playable characters that have slight variations on the attack range and the damage output, but you can also access the transformed version of each character further in the game. I like the small variations during the stages like riding a fish, being chased by the bosses, and even a few pathing puzzles, granted the stages were very basic, perhaps intentionally so. Not sure why the stages had so many transitions, maybe the developer was trying to imitat...

[h1] SHORT GAME, BIG FUN [/h1] [h1] GAMEMODES 10/10 [/h1] [h1] DESIGN 10/10 [/h1] [h1] PRICE 10/10 [/h1]

Fun, polished, and extremely accurate to a very specific era of Famicom/NES games. Unique to Zodiac DX is how it captures the feeling of "We have to make a licensed game of a late-80s anime, but the hardware is too weak, we can't afford enhancement chips, and the manga's author MANDATES we keep the flying fish arc in the game!" The whole game has a commercial-grade polish, and the results are great. Length and (default) difficulty are in line with the easier Japanese Famicom releases, which help keeps the game a fun ride throughout. Technically "short", but there is no filler; every scene/level is handcrafted with unique obstacles. Definitely feels like the developers were trying to represent certain anime/manga moments in the game, much like Japanese developers did back in the Famicom's original run. Great game, definitely recommended.

well-made little NES style platform romp, fairly easy on normal but after a brief look at Maniac difficulty it seems like it changes the game in some interesting ways. contains a Triple Triad style minigame as well

A nice little sidescroller with NES/MSX constraints. It has a lot of charm due to the retro limitations and gameplay. It's very short and the replay value is low. There's a huge amount of achievements but it's not worth the hassle. [h1](follow my curator page [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33882793/]GenXPlayers[/url] for more retro and indie reviews)[/h1]

Zodiac DX exemplifies what it is to be a fun and engaging platform action game, simply put. It has 3 modes: story mode, boss rush, and a card game, each with 2 varying difficulties, normal and maniac. Normal provides a challenge of about 5-6/10, and Maniac possibly 7-8/10, so the game has moderate difficulty with the perfect amount of non-frustrating challenge. Each of the 3 characters have varying ranges and damages on their attacks, and with the new update they each get a new mech form they can choose instead, complete with its own hover mechanic. Foxy makes amazing games, and their passion shines through all their work. I recommend this one hands-down.

I really wish there was more of a market for short games you can beat within an hour that are very cheap. This was a fun, short playthrough that was absolutely worth every penny!

This is a no brainer for me. Get it! Its so inexpensive you couldn't go wrong either way but it is an extremely well executed game. The sound, the graphics, the game play is a perfect representation of the games it was trying to recreate. This is NOT a new style game with a retro look. It plays like a retro game as well without the obvious limitations of the older hardware. I played through it once with each character and even on the hardest difficulty. There is some replay value here and could be a great speed run or deathless run challenge game. There is a card game built in that IMO isn't very good, I'd skip it. There's also a boss rush mode. The money to game ratio is very high. Check my first look and extra game play footage here: https://youtu.be/BsKL5V3Ei2s