| Super Fantasy Zone | |
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 PAL Mega Drive box art | |
| Developer(s) | Sunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Sunsoft |
| Composer(s) | Naoki Kodaka |
| Series | Fantasy Zone |
| Platform(s) | Mega Drive |
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Super Fantasy Zone (スーパーファンタジーゾーン, Sūpā Fantajī Zōn) is a scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sunsoft for the Mega Drive. Part of Sega's Fantasy Zone series, it was released only in Japan and Europe. Players control the character Opa-Opa on his quest to defeat Dark Menon, and the game plays similarly to previous Fantasy Zone entries. The game plays similarly to Defender, where the screen scrolls in the direction that Opa-Opa is going. The player shoots at enemies to defeat them, collecting gold coins that are used to purchase temporary upgrades that improve Opa-Opa's offensive capabilities and speed, among other things.
A Virtual Console version was released in July 2008, making its debut in North America. It is included in the Sega Mega Drive Mini, and was re-released on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The original Mega Drive release received positive reception, as did the Virtual Console re-release. Praise was given to its challenging gameplay, colorful visuals, and soundtrack. However, some critics identified the challenge as being prohibitively high, while other critics felt that it had pacing issues.