Zool 2

Zool 2
DevelopersThe Warp Factory
Gremlin Graphics (MS-DOS)
Imagitec Design (Jaguar)
Publishers
Gremlin Graphics
  • Jaguar
    BlackBerry
ProducerPeter J. Cook
DesignerEd Campbell
ProgrammerAndy Findlay
WriterSteven McKevitt
ComposersNeil Biggin
Patrick Phelan
SeriesZool
PlatformsAmiga, CD32, Jaguar, BlackBerry, MS-DOS
Release
November 1993
  • Amiga
    • EU: November 1993
    CD32
    MS-DOS
    Jaguar
    • NA/EU: 9 December 1994
    • JP: 21 April 1995
    BlackBerry
    • WW: 30 April 2013
GenrePlatform
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Zool 2 is a side-scrolling platform video game originally developed by The Warp Factory and published by Gremlin Graphics for the Amiga in November 1993. It is the sequel to the original Zool, which was released earlier in 1992.

When the forces of Krool are wreaking havoc upon the Nth Dimension with the help from his henchman Mental Block, the intergalactic gremlin ninja Zool alongside his female companion Zooz and their two-headed dog Zoon, are entrusted with the task of stopping Mental Block and restore order to the dimension. Originally released for the Amiga microcomputers, Zool 2 was later ported to the Amiga CD32, MS-DOS, and Jaguar, with the latter being published by Atari Corporation in North America and Europe, in addition to being published in Japan as Zool 2 (ズール2) by Mumin Corporation on April 21, 1995.

Zool 2 for the Amiga received positive reception from critics who praised the graphics, sound department and gameplay, with some considering it as an improvement over the first game. Other ports of the game received similarly positive reception from reviewers, while the Jaguar version received mixed reviews from critics since its release and has sold nearly 11,000 copies as of April 1, 1995, though it is unknown how many were sold in total during its lifetime.