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''Zool'' is a British Computer Game originally produced for the Amiga by Gremlin Graphics as a rival to Sega's '' Sonic The Hedgehog ''. It was heavily hyped upon its initial release in 1992 , including being bundled with the newly launched Amiga 1200 , although not the AGA version with enhanced graphics which followed later. Gremlin said that the name ''Zool'' did not refer to the Supernatural entity Zuul from the film Ghostbusters . Zool is "a Ninja from the nth dimension" who is forced to land on Earth. In order to gain ninja ranking he has to pass seven lands. The game is a pure arcade Platform Game , relying on smooth, fast moving gameplay, colorful graphics and a popular soundtrack by Patrick Phelan which overlaps with the Lotus 3 soundtrack and has inspired several modern electro/techno remixes. ''Zool'' contains a number of embedded games, including several arcade games, a Scrolling Space Shooter and a game accessible only by making Zool play a certain tune on an in-game Piano . Reviews were extremely positive, possibly partly because the need was felt for the Amiga to have a flagship game to rival Sonic ( Superfrog was also such an attempt, released about the same time). However some criticism was aimed at the blatant and pervasive advertisements in the game for Chupa Chups , the lollipop company, displayed in the first four levels (known as 'Sweet Zone'). The sequel, entitled ''Zool 2'', was very similar gameplay-wise, but with improved graphics and an attempt at a plot. It received generally high review scores, but did not make an impact the way its predecessor had. EXTERNAL LINKS
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