Fantasy Zone first hit the market in 1986 and thrilled shooter fans with its pastel landscapes and cutesy space ships. Nearly two decades later, the charm is still there and the game plays as crisp and fresh as we remember it. New polygon stylings, additional stages and new game modes bring the Fantasy Zone code up to speed for 2003.
Similar to Monaco GP, a looseleaf page dedicated to the history of the game is included inside the game packaging which you may put in your Sega Ages binder (the one packaged with the Phantasy Star Generation 1 LE)
FANTASY ZONE:
Fantasy Zone is a surreal arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was later ported to a wide variety of consoles, including the Sega Master System. The player controls a sentient spaceship named Opa-Opa who fights nonsensical invader enemies in the titular group of planets, full of settings atypical of the traditional scrolling shooter and pastel colors. Opa-Opa is sometimes referred to as Sega's first mascot character.[1] The game design and main character had many similarities to the earlier TwinBee, and together the games are credited with the creation of the "cute 'em up" subgenre.
Fantasy Zone was later remade for the PlayStation 2, under the Sega Ages label. Although similar in appearance to the arcade version (even incorporating the original arcade sounds), this version used polygons instead of sprites and added some levels, including bonus levels in which the game takes the view behind Opa-Opa as he tries to collect coins from any boss that was defeated at the moment. The game mode is very similar to Space Harrier, or the unreleased Space Fantasy Zone. Also, even though "2UP" can be seen in the score display, this version only has a single player mode. This version was released in North America along other remade classic Sega titles in the compilation Sega Classics Collection.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Classic shooter in the world in pastel colors "Fantasy Zone" is renewed. The same, and world view of the original power is dramatically increased graphics. 3D by mosquitoes, it can be seen from various angles "Opa Opa". It is flaunted not to fade or system of "power up in the shopping", is also a light BGM.
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI & Fantasy themes.
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