Space Fantasy Zone
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Of course, the game is not finished since this is just a prototype, a collaboration between Sega and Nec that never came to be. Bosses are super short, some animations are not complete, the game has visual glitches once in a while, and I've encountered some really neat exploitables that I'm sure were not intended in the final game. Even the music don't loop well, you can test it yourself by pausing the game and letting it play.
But goddamn, this is the most fun I've had in a while playing a video game. Bosses have all their own unique gimmicks; enemy coreography gets crazy in the latest stages; and the music is an absolute banger, probably my favorite video game track of all time.
I just love how fast and challenging it is. I'm so impressed the PC Engine can keep up with it since, even with the help of the CD add-on, this is running on what essentially is an 8-bit system yet there's no slowdowns.
If you liked Space Harrier and Fantasy Zone, you owe yourself playing this, it's an absolute blast.
Of course, the game is not finished since this is just a prototype, a collaboration between Sega and Nec that never came to be. Bosses are super short, some animations are not complete, the game has visual glitches once in a while, and I've encountered some really neat exploitables that I'm sure were not intended in the final game. Even the music don't loop well, you can test it yourself by pausing the game and letting it play.
But goddamn, this is the most fun I've had in a while playing a video game. Bosses have all their own unique gimmicks; enemy coreography gets crazy in the latest stages; and the music is an absolute banger, probably my favorite video game track of all time.
I just love how fast and challenging it is. I'm so impressed the PC Engine can keep up with it since, even with the help of the CD add-on, this is running on what essentially is an 8-bit system yet there's no slowdowns.
If you liked Space Harrier and Fantasy Zone, you owe yourself playing this, it's an absolute blast.
Game Review - originally written by Spinner 8
Hey, it’s Space Harrier with Fantasy Zone characters! That’s about it. There’s some shops in between levels, but other than that you could pretty much hack in some sprites from Space Harrier and you’d have this game. I never really liked Space Harrier though, except when you played it in Shenmue. That was just too cool!
Oh! This is an unreleased game, which is freely available for distribution. Check out Hu-Go’s page, I think it’s on there somewhere. (editor's note: this page is probably long since down)
Hey, it’s Space Harrier with Fantasy Zone characters! That’s about it. There’s some shops in between levels, but other than that you could pretty much hack in some sprites from Space Harrier and you’d have this game. I never really liked Space Harrier though, except when you played it in Shenmue. That was just too cool!
Oh! This is an unreleased game, which is freely available for distribution. Check out Hu-Go’s page, I think it’s on there somewhere. (editor's note: this page is probably long since down)
This game was unfortunately cancelled meaning I'm only able to review an unfinished version. Why was it cancelled? I'm not sure, I've read it was due to Sega having plans to make a CD add-on themselves and decided to axe this project from coming out. Despite it being unfinished though, I don't think the game is that fun.
The game plays a lot like Space Harrier. It encourages you to defeat as many enemies as you gain money which can be used at Weponalds. You can buy a lot here though by the end I was just buying health and barriers. You can also ask for a smile from the girl or even touch her boobs if you wanna be a pervert.
Now I've barely played Space harrier, the most experience I have is with Space Harrier II on the Mega Drive. I was not having fun with this because I swear it's way too hard to hit enemies and it goes way too fast to dodge stuff. I know this isn't a finished game but I doubt this would have been improved. Bosses also go by really fast.
The game looks alright and the music is good but there's very little of it and two of the songs don't even play correctly. There probably was more planned but sadly this is all we got which is a shame. Though I don't know why the level theme is from Space Harrier, shouldn't it be Fantasy Zone music? The ending also uses graphics that I think are a placeholder? I can't really tell though.
It's probably not fair to rate a game like this but I didn't really have much fun with it. Maybe these kind of games don't appeal to me on older systems, the limitations just feel like too much. It still is a worth a look if you're a Space Harrier or Fantasy Zone fan.
The game plays a lot like Space Harrier. It encourages you to defeat as many enemies as you gain money which can be used at Weponalds. You can buy a lot here though by the end I was just buying health and barriers. You can also ask for a smile from the girl or even touch her boobs if you wanna be a pervert.
Now I've barely played Space harrier, the most experience I have is with Space Harrier II on the Mega Drive. I was not having fun with this because I swear it's way too hard to hit enemies and it goes way too fast to dodge stuff. I know this isn't a finished game but I doubt this would have been improved. Bosses also go by really fast.
The game looks alright and the music is good but there's very little of it and two of the songs don't even play correctly. There probably was more planned but sadly this is all we got which is a shame. Though I don't know why the level theme is from Space Harrier, shouldn't it be Fantasy Zone music? The ending also uses graphics that I think are a placeholder? I can't really tell though.
It's probably not fair to rate a game like this but I didn't really have much fun with it. Maybe these kind of games don't appeal to me on older systems, the limitations just feel like too much. It still is a worth a look if you're a Space Harrier or Fantasy Zone fan.