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{{notability|Products|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox software
{{Infobox software
| title = Zaz
| title = Zaz
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| author = Remigiusz Dybka, Kinga Dybka, Leonard Ritter
| author = Remigiusz Dybka, Kinga Dybka, Leonard Ritter
| developer =
| developer =
|released = 0.0.1 / 2009-07-29
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| released = 2010-09-03<ref name="zaz">{{cite web|url=http://zaz.sourceforge.net/|title=Zaz - Because hackers too need to play with balls}}</ref>
| latest release version= 1.0
| language = English, Polish, Spanish (6 more)
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|latest release date = 2010-09-03<ref name="zaz">{{cite web|url=http://zaz.sourceforge.net/|title=Zaz - Because hackers too need to play with balls|publisher=[[sourceforge.net]]}}</ref>
| genre = [[Single player]] [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle game]]
| genre = [[Single player]] [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle game]]
| platform = [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Amiga]]<ref name="openbytes">{{cite web|url=https://openbytes.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/review-zaz-an-addictive-puzzle-game-for-linux/|title=REVIEW: ZAZ – An addictive puzzle game for Linux}}</ref>
| platform = [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Amiga]]<ref name="openbytes">{{cite web|url=https://openbytes.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/review-zaz-an-addictive-puzzle-game-for-linux/|title=REVIEW: ZAZ – An addictive puzzle game for Linux|date=2010-12-05|publisher=openbytes}}</ref>
|license = [[GPLv3]]
|license = [[GPLv3]]
|website = {{url|http://zaz.sourceforge.net/}}
|website = {{url|http://zaz.sourceforge.net/}}
}}
}}
[[File:Zaz-screenshot.jpg|thumb|Screenshot]]
[[File:Zaz-screenshot.jpg|thumb|Screenshot]]
'''Zaz''' (a [[backronym]] for "Zaz ain't Z") is a [[free software]] ([[GPLv3]]<ref name="openbytes">{{cite web|url=https://openbytes.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/review-zaz-an-addictive-puzzle-game-for-linux/|title=REVIEW: ZAZ – An addictive puzzle game for Linux}}</ref>) arcade action puzzle [[computer game]], [[Video game clone|similar]] to ''[[Zuma (video game)|Zuma]]''.
'''Zaz''' (a [[backronym]] for "Zaz ain't Z***") is a [[free software]] ([[GPLv3]]<ref name="openbytes"/>) arcade action puzzle [[computer game]], [[Video game clone|similar]] to ''[[Zuma (video game)|Zuma]]''.


== Gamplay ==
== Gamplay ==
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Unlike Zuma, where the player shoots new balls from a center point, in Zaz the player move a grabber on a separate track on the playfield to grab a ball that can then be shot back at a new location.<ref name="penguspy">{{cite web|url=http://www.penguspy.com/zaz/|title=Zaz for Linux}}</ref><ref name="computer-Bild">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerbild.de/download/Zaz-5550022.html|title=Zaz|publisher=[[Computer Bild]]}}</ref>
Unlike Zuma, where the player shoots new balls from a center point, in Zaz the player move a grabber on a separate track on the playfield to grab a ball that can then be shot back at a new location.<ref name="penguspy">{{cite web|url=http://www.penguspy.com/zaz/|title=Zaz for Linux}}</ref><ref name="computer-Bild">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerbild.de/download/Zaz-5550022.html|title=Zaz|publisher=[[Computer Bild]]}}</ref>
Instead of inserting randomly assigned new balls, the player moves existing balls.<ref name="best2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.cahilig.net/2011/07/29/100-best-free-and-high-quality-linux-games#zaz |title=100 Best Free and High Quality Linux Games}}</ref>
Instead of inserting randomly assigned new balls, the player moves existing balls.<ref name="best2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.cahilig.net/2011/07/29/100-best-free-and-high-quality-linux-games#zaz |title=100 Best Free and High Quality Linux Games|author=Richard Ropero Cahilig |date=2011-07-29|publisher=cahilig.net}}</ref>

The game features 23 levels and is reportedly harder than the original Zuma.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
The game is available in many [[Linux distribution]]s, for instance in [[Ubuntu]]<ref>[https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/zaz/ zaz] on apps.ubuntu.com</ref>, [[Fedora project|Fedora]]<ref>[https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/JH5VYJYGBER74IEXAWVWKW7MQHKZJXOX/ zaz package] on fedoraproject.org</ref> or the [[Debian]]<ref>[https://packages.debian.org/jessie/games/zaz zaz] on packages.debian.org</ref>repositories as it fulfills the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines|DFSG]], after replacing<ref>[https://www.miriamruiz.es/weblog/?p=420 New cutie in Debian: Zaz] on miriamruiz.es (September 03, 2009)</ref> the [[CC BY-NC-SA]] [[Nine inch nails|NIN]] soundtracks in versions after 0.2.6<ref>[http://freegamer.blogspot.de/2009/08/just-small-puzzle-game-update-zaz-026.html just-small-puzzle-game-update-zaz 0.2.6] by Iwan Gabovitch on freegamer.blogspot.de (2009)</ref>.
The game is available in many [[Linux distribution]]s, for instance the [[Debian]] repositories as it fulfills the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines|DFSG]].
Between 2010 and 2016 Zat was downloaded from [[Sourceforge]] directly 100,000 times.<ref>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/zaz/files/stats/timeline?dates=2001-07-17+to+2016-07-23 zaz stats] on [[Sourceforge.net]]</ref> The game was positively reviewed by [[Chip.de]] and [[Computer Bild]].<ref name="chip.de"/><ref name="computer-Bild"/>
Between 2010 and 2016 Zat was downloaded from [[Sourceforge]] directly 100,000 times.<ref>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/zaz/files/stats/timeline?dates=2001-07-17+to+2016-07-23 zaz stats] on [[Sourceforge.net]]</ref> The game was positively reviewed by [[Chip.de]] and [[Computer Bild]].<ref name="chip.de"/><ref name="computer-Bild"/>


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Revision as of 09:58, 26 May 2017

Zaz
Original author(s)Remigiusz Dybka, Kinga Dybka, Leonard Ritter
Initial release0.0.1 / 2009-07-29
Stable release
1.0 / 2010-09-03[1]
PlatformLinux, Windows, FreeBSD, Amiga[2]
Available inEnglish, Polish, Spanish (6 more)
TypeSingle player Puzzle game
LicenseGPLv3
Websitezaz.sourceforge.net
Screenshot

Zaz (a backronym for "Zaz ain't Z***") is a free software (GPLv3[2]) arcade action puzzle computer game, similar to Zuma.

Gamplay

The goal is to remove all incoming marbles by rearranging their order and making triplets or quartets of the same color. It currently includes 18[3] different levels. In each of the levels there are some special items, for example explode more than just the normal three balls.

Unlike Zuma, where the player shoots new balls from a center point, in Zaz the player move a grabber on a separate track on the playfield to grab a ball that can then be shot back at a new location.[4][5] Instead of inserting randomly assigned new balls, the player moves existing balls.[6]

The game features 23 levels and is reportedly harder than the original Zuma.

Reception

The game is available in many Linux distributions, for instance in Ubuntu[7], Fedora[8] or the Debian[9]repositories as it fulfills the DFSG, after replacing[10] the CC BY-NC-SA NIN soundtracks in versions after 0.2.6[11]. Between 2010 and 2016 Zat was downloaded from Sourceforge directly 100,000 times.[12] The game was positively reviewed by Chip.de and Computer Bild.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ "Zaz - Because hackers too need to play with balls". sourceforge.net.
  2. ^ a b "REVIEW: ZAZ – An addictive puzzle game for Linux". openbytes. 2010-12-05.
  3. ^ a b "Zaz". Chip.de.
  4. ^ "Zaz for Linux".
  5. ^ a b "Zaz". Computer Bild.
  6. ^ Richard Ropero Cahilig (2011-07-29). "100 Best Free and High Quality Linux Games". cahilig.net.
  7. ^ zaz on apps.ubuntu.com
  8. ^ zaz package on fedoraproject.org
  9. ^ zaz on packages.debian.org
  10. ^ New cutie in Debian: Zaz on miriamruiz.es (September 03, 2009)
  11. ^ just-small-puzzle-game-update-zaz 0.2.6 by Iwan Gabovitch on freegamer.blogspot.de (2009)
  12. ^ zaz stats on Sourceforge.net
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