One of the unique features of the game is the ability to choose whether it plays like a turn-based strategy game, or a real time strategy game. The game is set at the end of the OJR Battle Story. It is a strategy game wherein a player controls units, however, when two units engage each other in battle, the game shifts into an action-oriented format. Zoids: Mokushiroku (Lit: Apocalypse) was released on December 21, 1990. Zoids 2: Zenebasu no Gyakushuu was released on Janufor the Famicom. Zoids: Chuuou Tairiku no Tatakai was released on Septemfor the Famicom. Zoids: Battle of the Central Continent (NES)
The plot revolved around the rebuilding of Zoidzilla: players would assume control of a Spiderzoid and hunt for the lost parts of Zoidzilla in order to repair him and defeat the Red Zoid forces. In 1986, Martech released a home computer game, Zoids: The Battle Begins, for the C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, based on the Original European Zoids Release.