Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Feb 26, 2002
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Summary: The year is 2173 A.D. A young boy named Cage finds himself in control of a fully armed prototype mechanized robots and now he must prevent a space colony hijack of Mars. An army of trucks, tanks, fighters, and giant, anime-style robots all collide in this exciting new chapter of the Zone ofThe year is 2173 A.D. A young boy named Cage finds himself in control of a fully armed prototype mechanized robots and now he must prevent a space colony hijack of Mars. An army of trucks, tanks, fighters, and giant, anime-style robots all collide in this exciting new chapter of the Zone of the Enders saga.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Play Magazine
    100
    A more than welcome breath of fresh air on the GBA. [April 2002, p.71]
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  2. Nintendojo
    95
    I was completely satisfied with how it was presented. One thing that sets this strategy title apart from others is that the game doesn’t completely focus on strategy elements.
  3. GameSpy
    78
    A very well done strategy game that suffers from, of all things, an overload of story and linearity.
  4. Game Over Online
    70
    The target audience Konami will undoubtedly wow will be the 'art house', foreign film loving type who mope around at Cannes. That's the type of gamer, especially those enamored with overseas story-based RPGs, who will be able to appreciate this.
  5. GamePro
    70
    Though The Fist of Mars features a solid story, the strategy elements are too wan to hold interest for too long, and the lack of a multiplayer mode kills its long-term replay value.
  6. Game Informer
    65
    This brings us to the juncture where Fist of Mars unfortunately falls to keep itself together: its story. [Mar 2002, p.90]
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  7. Pocket Games
    40
    Limited attack options and flawed strategy on the map segments leaves Z.O.E. flat on its robot butt. [Summer 2002, p.26]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. DerekC.
    Nov 6, 2002
    10
    I got this game on saturday. it is now wednesday. i haven't put it down until i pass out from lack of sleep!
  2. Joz
    Sep 22, 2003
    10
    When I bought this game I was exited...X that by 10 and that's my feeling about it now!
  4. [Anonymous]
    May 28, 2004
    10
    This game is very gd.
  5. kwisi91
    Apr 8, 2023
    10
    HUGE underrated game.
    It was one of the best GBA games I ever played.
    Lovely, thrilling story, and a lovely soundtrack. Everybody who has a    HUGE underrated game.
    It was one of the best GBA games I ever played.
    Lovely, thrilling story, and a lovely soundtrack.
    Everybody who has a GBA should play it.
    Also adults can play this.    … Expand
  6. TanoR.
    Oct 6, 2005
    10
    This is one of the most beautiful games I have evr played.
  7. DanW.
    Sep 23, 2006
    5
    Controls were really too convulted to allow any type of real gameplay to shine through.

Awards & Rankings

57
#57 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
30
#30 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2002
14
#14 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2002