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Comix Zone

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Also known as
Comix Zone Classic コミックスゾーン

This beat 'em up challenges players to fight through a comic book's pages with combo attacks and secret paths.

Comix Zone was developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995. This is the original platform and earliest commercial release of the game.

About Comix Zone

Comix Zone presents a side scrolling fighting experience set within the panels of a comic book. The protagonist, an artist named Sketch Turner, is pulled into his own creation by a villain he drew named Mortus.

Gameplay involves navigating the linear pages of the graphic novel, where Sketch can jump, attack, and utilize found items. The combat system incorporates special techniques through button combinations, and the environment itself can be interacted with, such as breaking panel borders or tearing the paper to execute powerful moves.

While progression follows the comic's pages, players can find alternate routes and hidden paths. Performance is graded with a rating at each level's conclusion. Sketch is occasionally aided by his pet rat, Roadkill, and may receive help from another of his creations, General Alissa Cyan, as he fights toward a final confrontation with Mortus.

Comix Zone Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
Intro
Episode 1
Easy, easy!
Starting the game
Liberty statue and mutants. Look at the hand that is drawing the picture: is it cool or what?!
Often you have a choice of where to go next
The interactivity level in this game is very high for a platformer
Ruins of a city
Sewers
Hanging on the railing and battling nasty things
Aha, a switch... and a crate!