Final Star Force

Final Star Force[lower-alpha 1] is a vertical-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Tecmo in 1992. It is the third and final entry in its 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.

Final Star Force
Developer(s)Tecmo
Publisher(s)Tecmo
SeriesStar Force
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • WW: November 1992[1]
Genre(s)Vertical-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay screenshot

Reception

Game Machine listed Final Star Force as being Japan's eighteenth most popular arcade game of December 1992.[3] Jay Carter of Electronic Game magazine compared its gameplay to Xevious, and liked the game's bright and detailed backdrops.[4] However, the game's mostly negative reputation and poor sales led to Tecmo pulling it from sale shortly after its release.[5]

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. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 441. Amusement Press. January 1, 1993. p. 35.
  4. Carter, Jay (April 1993). "Going Full Circle". Katz Kunkel Worley. Electronic Games. pp. 14–15. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  5. 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.
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