''The Mask of Zorro'' is a 1999 Game Boy Color

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developed by Saffire and published by

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, based upon and following the plot of the 1998 movie of the same name.

Gameplay

In line with the plot of the film, ''Zorro'', the player controls

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and his protégé Alejandro Murrieta to defeat Don Rafael in 1821 California. The game is a side-scrolling

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spanning 30 levels, including churches, mansions, and mines. Gameplay consists of combat involving thrusting, slashing, and parrying with a sword, and navigating platforms and obstacles, including swinging across posts.

Reception

''Zorro'' received uniformly negative reviews, with critics noting the game was a poor-quality licensed

that had difficult controls. Writing for ''Allgame'', Jon Thompson dismissed the game as an "absolute failure", noting main gameplay features were "so hopelessly flawed that they make (the game) unplayable", including the "difficult enemies and horrible control". Frank Provo of ''

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'' labelled the game as a "poor movie adaptation" with "horrible control and boring gameplay", singling out the "horrid jump mechanics and poor collision detection". ''Nintendo Official Magazine'' described the game as "poor to look at and very frustrating". Alec Matias of ''

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'' stated the game was "shameful" and a "prime example of how bad a

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game could be", with the "biggest complaint (being) the control...the jump is totally awkward...you'll often miss and be forced to traverse half the level to try it again".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mask of Zorro (video game), The 1999 video games Game Boy Color games Game Boy Color-only games Side-scrolling platform games Single-player video games Sunsoft games Video games based on Zorro Video games developed in the United States Video games set in the 19th century