Zoids: The Battle Begins

Zoids: The Battle Begins
DeveloperElectronic Pencil Company
PublisherMartech
ProducerDavid Martin
DesignerChris Fayers
PlatformsAmstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX
Release1986
GenreShoot 'em up
ModeSingle-player

Zoids: The Battle Begins is a 1986 video game designed by Chris Fayers, developed by the Electric Pencil Company, and published by Martech. and released in Europe for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64 computers. Based on the Zoids toy series, the player controls a human who was fused with one of the robots and has to reclaim parts of a larger mech.

Upon release, Zoids received positive reception from video game critics.