Carnage Heart EZ: Easy Zapping (1997)

Developer: Artdink
Publisher: Artdink, Success
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Strategy, Tactical

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How it feels

A cerebral, methodical strategy experience where success comes from carefully programming mech logic rather than direct control, demanding patience and rewarding expert-level tinkering.

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About

A mecha action-strategy game from Artdink. Carnage Heart EZ is an updated version of the Carnage Heart. Many of the OKEs have been rebalanced, and new features have been added including the ability to load programs from other save files (including from the original title). The difficulty of the campaign has also been increased for expert players.

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