{"id":4319,"date":"2021-02-12T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korion.de\/portfolio\/critical-zone\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:32:43","slug":"critical-zone","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/korion.de\/en\/portfolio\/critical-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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You think world politics is a highly complicated matter of treaties, diplomacy, and endless handshakes? Not in Critical Zone<\/b>! Here, the geopolitical hierarchy is not decided at a round table, but at the edge of the abyss \u2013 quite literally. In this chaotic couch brawler<\/b>, the solution to global conflicts is remarkably simple: whoever is the last one standing on the planet is right!<\/p>\n

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Grab your friends, pick your favourite historical or political figurehead, and plunge into an arena where gravity is your greatest enemy and a well-aimed shove is your most powerful argument.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Forget tactical depth or complex skill trees \u2013 in Critical Zone, only your physical persuasiveness<\/b> and your timing<\/b> count. You and up to three competitors<\/b> find yourselves on different planets of our solar system. Your only goal? Send the competition straight off the surface into the endless, cold nothingness of space.<\/p>\n

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The planets<\/b> in Critical Zone<\/b> are not static backdrops, but dynamic opponents<\/b> conspiring against you. On the shrinking Earth, you fight desperately for the last square meter of solid ground while the water is literally up to your neck. On Mercury, you must survive a breakneck, fast-paced ride where a single second of carelessness can mean your end. And on dusty Mars? There, the red chaos ensures that you lose your bearings faster than you’d like. Use dashes, punches, and clever positioning to outmaneuver your rivals.<\/b> But be warned: in zero gravity, every mistake is your last!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Do you think global politics is a highly complex affair involving treaties, diplomacy and endless handshaking? In Critical Zone, we thoroughly dispel this misconception. Here, the geopolitical pecking order isn\u2019t decided around a round table, but on the brink of the abyss \u2013 quite literally. In this chaotic couch brawler, the solution to global conflicts is incredibly simple: whoever\u2019s the last one left standing on the planet is right!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"jetpack-portfolio-type":[47,49],"jetpack-portfolio-tag":[46],"class_list":["post-4319","jetpack-portfolio","type-jetpack-portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","jetpack-portfolio-type-action","jetpack-portfolio-type-indie","jetpack-portfolio-tag-publishing"],"yoast_head":"\nCritical Zone – KORION Interactive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Critical Zone: The satirical couch brawler! 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