The R-Zone is a portable game console (originally head-worn, later handheld) developed and manufactured by Tiger Electronics.

The R-Zone was shown at the American International Toy Fair in February 1995,[1] and was released later that year.

[2] The R-Zone was panned by critics, and was also a commercial disaster, with its lifespan lasting only two years before being discontinued in 1997.

The original R-Zone unit consists of a headset and a separate controller containing batteries.

[4][5] Each game cartridge has its own transparent LCD display screen which is projected onto a mirrored surface held in front of the player's eye.

[citation needed] As with Tiger's other gaming units, the software lineup is dominated by licensed titles.

Games released for the console include Batman Forever, Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat 3,[6] VR Troopers, Indy 500, Star Wars, Men in Black,[citation needed] and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

[8] The console itself acts as a front polarizer for the LCD, a Speaker, and a shift register for the controls.

[6] In 2008, Mikel Reparaz of GamesRadar+ included the R-Zone on a list of the 10 worst game consoles released up to that time.