Final Star Force

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Final Star Force
FinalStarForce arcadeflyer.png
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer Tecmo
Publisher Tecmo
Series Star Force
Platform Arcade
Release
  • WW: November 1992 [1]
Genre Scrolling shooter
Modes Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay screenshot ARC Final Star Force.png
Gameplay screenshot

Final Star Force [a] is a 1992 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Tecmo for arcades. It is the third and final entry in the Star Force series, and retains many of the same mechanics as its predecessors. Players control the two space fighter ships Blue Nova and Red Nova. There are three different power-ups to choose from called "Pulsators". [2] The power meter itself charges up automatically to increase their fighters' power. On January 23, 2025, the game got ported as part of the Arcade Archives series. [3]

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Reception

Game Machine listed Final Star Force as being Japan's eighteenth most popular arcade game of December 1992. [4] Jay Carter of Electronic Game magazine compared its gameplay to Xevious , and liked the game's bright and detailed backdrops. [5] The game's mostly negative reputation and poor sales, however, led to Tecmo pulling it from sale shortly after its release. [6]

Legacy

Final Star Force was released for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as part of the Arcade Archives series in January 2025. [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ファイナル・スターフォース, Hepburn: Fainaru Sutā Fōsu

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Amusement News Agency. pp. 50, 138. ISBN   978-4990251215.
  2. ↑ "The Unconverted - Final Star Force". No. 106. Imagine Publishing. Retro Gamer. January 1, 2012. p. 51. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ Extension, Time (2025-01-22). "Tecmo's 1992 Shoot 'Em Up 'Final Star Force' Is Heading To Arcade Archives". Time Extension. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  4. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 441. Amusement Press. January 1, 1993. p. 35.
  5. ↑ Carter, Jay (April 1993). "Going Full Circle". Katz Kunkel Worley. Electronic Games. pp. 14–15. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Maeda, Hiroyuki (November 17, 2018). "パンフレットで見るアーケード探訪：ファイナル・スターフォース". www.maedahiroyuki.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Arcade Archives FINAL STAR FORCE". February 20, 2025. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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