Zone of the Enders

Zone of the Enders
Genre(s)Third-person shooter, tactical role-playing
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
Sunrise Interactive
High Voltage Software
HexaDrive
Cygames
Publisher(s)Konami
Creator(s)Hideo Kojima
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Game Boy Advance
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
First releaseZone of the Enders
  • JP: March 1, 2001
  • EU: March 23, 2001
  • NA: March 26, 2001
Latest releaseZone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
  • WW: September 6, 2018

Zone of the Enders is a video game franchise created by Hideo Kojima and Konami that focuses around combat in space with mecha called Orbital Frames. The original Zone of the Enders was released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2001. A sequel, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner was released for the same system in 2003. In 2012, the two games were re-released in high-definition for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as Zone of the Enders HD Collection. Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars was released for Game Boy Advance in 2001. Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo, an original video animation, was released in March 2001. A twenty-six episode anime television series Z.O.E. Dolores, I ran from April to September 2001.