is a virtual reality first-person rail shooter video game developed and published in conjunction by Taito and Virtuality in

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for arcades, though the former is not credited in-game.

Gameplay

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Development and release

''Zone Hunter'' was developed at the same time as

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's virtual reality

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arcade game ''TecWar'', which was also developed by Virtuality. Taito, who conceived the project and worked alongside Virtuality as a deal to bring the game into Japanese arcade markets under their banner. Due to low sales in the region, Taito terminated the deal between them and Virtuality, with the latter opening their offices in Japan afterwards. A port for the Atari Jaguar was announced and planned to be released alongside the

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headset

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at launch, with a demo created for demonstration purposes, but both the port and the peripheral were never released due to problems between Virtuality and Atari Corporation in their deal.

Reception

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'' stated that "It's sad this game is neither as fun or playable as ''Doom'', or as good looking as ''Virtua Cop'', its closest kindred. But we're keen on future titles looking and playing better, and we're sure companies like Virtuality are, too."

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References

External links

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