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"Zula (video game)"
Zula (Video Game)
Zula is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter video game developed by MadByte Games and distributed by IDC Games. Released on February 22, 2015, it was the first Turkish-made MMOFPS game.
The game's construction began in 2013, with 16 unique characters each having their own stories within two enemy formations: Zero and mercenaries consisting of patriotic soldiers and intelligence officers. Zula features a wide range of ammunition, including local weapons.
Gameplay for Zula currently offers seven game modes:
- Death
- Sabotage
- Battle of the Table
- Request
- A single
- Wrestling Avalanche
- Elimination
There are 17 types of maps available in the game, including Üsküdar Streets, Safranbolu, Wedding hall, Trabzon Uzungol servers, Northern Iraq, Parking, Gaziadep refugee camp, Internet Cafe, Construction, Metro, Aeroplane hangar, Cyprus deficits, Paris, Ship, Snowed Port, Kastamonu timber factory, Canakkale, Nimrod, and Persepolis.
Zula was initially published in June 2016 by Playspot company in Brazil for the first time after Turkey. However, it was removed from Steam on July 12, 2017, due to violating Steam's rules. The game was later re-released on Steam platform in 2018. In March 2020, Zula was removed from the Brazilian platform.
The Thai server of the game was lifted in September 2017. Servers active outside the Turkish server include European, Latin America, and Iran servers. A mobile version called Zula Mobile was released on January 17, 2020, for Android and iOS platforms.
Zula's gameplay modes currently feature three main options: Death Match, Home, and Sancak Battle. There are also twenty-seven map types available in the game, including Üsküdar Streets, Wedding Hall, Metro Station, Parking, North Iraq, Construction, Internet Cafe, Gaziantep Refugee Camp, Trabzon, Timber Factory, Paris, Egypt, and more.
The game has a diverse range of characters with unique stories within its Gladyo system. Zula is considered the first Turkish MMOFPS game and was initially released in 2015.