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{{Infobox VG |title= |image= Dark Void Zero Cover.jpg |caption= |developer=Other Ocean Interactive |publisher=[[Capcom]] |designer= |engine= |released='''DSiWare'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA=January 18, 2010}} {{vgrelease|EU=March 5, 2010}} '''iPhone OS'''<br />April 12, 2010<br />'''PC'''<br />April 12, 2010 |genre=[[Action game|Action]]/[[Platform game|Platform]] |modes=[[Single-player video game|Single-player]] |ratings={{vgratings|ESRB=Everyone}} |platforms=[[Personal Computer|PC]], [[iPhone OS]], [[List of DSiWare games and applications|DSiWare]] |media=Download |requirements= |input='''Nintendo DSi'''<br />Buttons, [[microphone]]<br />'''iPhone OS'''<br />[[Multi-touch]], microphone }} '''''Dark Void Zero''''' is an [[platform game|platform]] [[video game]] released by [[Capcom]] for [[List of DSiWare games and applications|DSiWare]] download service. It was made as an April Fool's parody of the video game ''[[Dark Void]]'' and it was later decided to make it an actual title; it was promoted as a game "found" in Capcom's vault. On April 7, 2010, it was announced to be released on April 12 for the [[iPhone OS]] and on the PC through [[Steam content delivery|Steam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/45730/ |title=Dark Void Zero page on Steam |publisher=Store.steampowered.com |date=2010-04-12 |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> ==Plot== In an unspecified year, aliens, called Watchers, came from an extinct planet, searching for a new home. Then they found Earth. The military was able to hold them away from it, but then they built portals in an area in outer space, the Void. These portals linked to various locations on Earth, but they were unstable, and could not be used efficiently. But eventually, in the middle of the Void, they built a final, stable portal, which was still in the process of linking with Earth. Many skilled soldiers were sent into the Void, all of them meeting their ends. Until finally, the military sent in experts: A soldier named Rusty, who was actually born in the Void, and [[Nikola Tesla]]. Once there, they began to charge through the Watchers' forces, stealing the portal control codes from two bases set up in the void, until finally moving onto a third facility, where the main portal was kept, and where the final code was also guarded, more closely than the previous two. There, Rusty and Tesla would finally attempt to shut down the portal and save mankind. ==Development== Capcom-Unity manager Seth Killian stated that ''Dark Void Zero'' started as a joke after he had heard an 8-bit rendition of ''[[Dark Void]]'''s main theme in its end credits. This song, along with the soundtrack of ''Dark Void Zero'', was produced by ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' composer [[Bear McCreary]].<ref>http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/01/07/dark-void-zero-began-as-a-joke.aspx</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/12/22/8-bit-dark-void-zero-to-feature-music-by-battlestar-galactica-composer/ |title=8-bit ‘Dark Void Zero’ To Feature Music By ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Composer » MTV Multiplayer |publisher=Multiplayerblog.mtv.com |date=2009-12-22 |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> At the beginning of the game, players must blow into the [[Nintendo DSi]]'s microphone to clear the dust off of an in-game cartridge, similar to how [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] cartridges would have to be blown into at times.<ref name="2dx"/> Talk show host [[Jimmy Fallon]] lent his name in the game based on a fictional story where Fallon won a contest from Capcom during his younger years. He was included in it as "Captain Jimmy Fallon".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/is-jimmy-fallon-in-dark-void-zero--160889.phtml |title=Is Jimmy Fallon in Dark Void Zero? |publisher=Destructoid |date= |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> ==Reception== While 2D-X editor Jeffrey L. Wilson initially criticized ''Dark Void Zero'' as being exploitative of the retro gaming genre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2d-x.com/virtual-vox-pop-is-capcom-preying-on-gamers-retro-love-with-dark-void-zero/ |title=Virtual Vox Pop: Is Capcom Preying On Gamers' Retro Love With Dark Void Zero? |publisher=2D-X |date=2009-12-23 |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> he later retracted his statement after playing it at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] (CES), commenting that it felt like an NES-era title.<ref name="2dx">{{cite web|url=http://www.2d-x.com/ces-2010-hands-on-with-dark-void-zero/ |title=Dark Void Zero CES 2010 Preview |publisher=2D-X |date=2010-01-14 |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' editor Dave Rudden called it one of the coolest games at the CES, comparing it to the "Metroidvania" genre, which is a combination of the styles of ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' and ''[[Castlevania]]'', as well as video games such as ''[[Contra (video game)|Contra]]''. Kombo editor David Oxford commented that ''Dark Void Zero'' was better than its parent video game, comparing it to ''[[Bionic Commando Rearmed]]'' in how both promotional games surpassed the games they were promoting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ds.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7829 |title=News: Captain Jimmy Fallon, Dark Void Zero Star - Kombo.com |publisher=Ds.kombo.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2010 video games]] [[Category:Capcom games]] [[Category:DSiWare games]] [[Category:IPhone OS games]] [[Category:Platform games]] [[Category:Side-scrolling video games]] [[Category:Video game prequels]] [[Category:Windows games]]
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