30 Years Later Arcade Classic Zaxxon Continues
By Dr. Evelyn Reed | January 01, 0001 | 7 min read
30 years ago Sega’s isometric space shooter Zaxxon took arcades by storm, confusing rummy noble early gamers with its at-the-time freaky isometric perspective. Players were tasked with destroying the evil robot Zaxxon deep within its asteroid base. How rummy satta did we get out? That’s where Zaxxon Escape for iOS and Android comes in.
Developed by Free Range Games, Zaxxon Escape is an exciting new take on the endless runner, one of the most popular genres in mobile gaming. Instead of running we’re flying a ship, and instead of ducking and jumping we’re rotating our devices to fit through gaps and avoid obstacles. Tapping rummy star the screen fires at enemies and obstacles, swiping the screen at junction points flies us 
down branching paths. All the while the galaxies 
most persistent explosion is nipping 
at your heels.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"5949232","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"uncategorized","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"uncategorized","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); I’ve only played the game for about ten minutes, but it’s been an incredibly entertaining ten minutes. As tenuous as Zaxxon Escape‘s connection to the original arcade game may be, it’s good enough so far that I don’t mind it borrowing the name for a bit. Got $.99? Find out for yourself. Zaxxon Escape – $.99 [iTunes] Zaxxon Escape – $.99 [Google Play]