Zero Team

Zero Team^[a], released in North America as Zero Team U.S.A., is a 1993 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Seibu Kaihatsu for arcades.^[1] It was released in Japan in May 1993 and North America in June 1993 by Fabtek.^[2] It was released by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in November 2020.^[3]

Zero Team is a beat 'em up in the style of Capcom's Final Fight, where players control the characters Ace, Speed, Spin and Big-O as they navigate six levels and defeat enemies with a combination of punches and jumps.^[3] Numerous combos can be executed by holding the joystick in different positions while attacking, resulting in a more varied selection attacks such as a powerful uppercut that leaves the player character vulnerable as well as launching enemies into each other. Weapons dropped by enemies can be thrown, except for a rocket launcher which can be used to one-shot enemies. Each character has a unique special attack is difficult to perform but highly rewarding.^[4]

Damien McFerran of Nintendo Life gave the game a 7/10 score, praising it for its addictive gameplay and multiplayer functionality, though he criticized its forgettable music and its repetition.^[5]