ZOOM

ZOOM at a Glance

Zoom is a Japanese publisher and developer based in Sapporo that operated from 1989 until 2010. Their catalog on PlayPile contains 13 games, with the company acting as both developer and publisher for every single title listed. They covered a wide range of genres including fighting, racing, platformers, strategy, adventure, simulators, RPGs, puzzle, music, and arcade titles. This broad output does not seem to have resulted in high acclaim, as their average IGDB rating stands at 56.5 out of 100 across just three rated games. None of their titles reached the great tier, while one earned a good score and two landed in the mixed category. The company was most active during the 1990s when they released eight games. Their output dropped significantly in the following decades, with only three games in the 2000s and single releases in both the 1980s and 2010s. Their platform reach spanned from the Sharp X68000 to the PlayStation Portable, with a heavy focus on Sony hardware like the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3. The Sharp X68000 was their most common system with four games, followed by the original PlayStation and PS3 with three each. Quality trends suggest mixed results rather than consistent hits. Their top-rated title is Lagoon from 1990 with a score of 65.5, which falls into the good range. Other notable releases include Zero Divide from 1995 at 50/100 and Mister Mosquito from 2001 also scoring 54. Later entries like Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii and the Fantasic series in 2003, 2009, and 2010 did not appear to break into higher rating tiers based on available data. Zoom developed software for mobile applications and handled content planning alongside their game development, but their legacy remains defined by a scattered portfolio with modest critical reception.

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