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for "Zaz ain't Z***") is a

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) puzzle video game which is similar to '' Zuma''.

Gameplay

The goal is to remove all incoming marbles by rearranging their order and making triplets or quartets of the same color. The game features 23 levels and is reportedly harder than the original Zuma. In each of the levels there are some special items, for example marked balls that explode more than just the normal three balls. Unlike Zuma, where the player shoots new balls from a center point, in Zaz the player moves a grabber on a separate track on the playfield to grab a ball that can then be shot back at a new location. Instead of inserting randomly assigned new balls, the player moves existing balls.

Reception

The game is available in

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licensed NIN soundtracks in versions after 0.2.6. Between 2010 and 2016 Zaz was downloaded from

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The game was positively reviewed by German computer web sites Chip.de and Computer Bild. The Chip.de review described the game as '"Very well made clone of the original classical game. Zaz implements the game idea perfectly and offers challenging levels".

References

External links

* {{Official site, http://zaz.sourceforge.net/
Source code
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