Underplayed Gems

Mobile Light Force (2003)

Mobile Light Force cover
Developer
Psikyo
Publisher
XS Games, Console Classics
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A bare-bones vertical shooter that throws you straight into old-school bullet-dodging action with none of the story or personality that once surrounded it.

arcadefast-pacedvertical scrollingretrostripped-downbarebonesclassicno-frills

About

Mobile Light Force is a sloppy localization of the first Gunbird for PlayStation originally released in 1994. This localization removed all plot-related elements including cutscenes and endings, took the in-game's fan art gallery and renamed some characters with names taken from XS Games employees. The game's cover art and title screen also feature a completely unrelated artwork featuring characters resembling the main trio from Charlie's Angels. This realistic artwork is the complete opposite of the anime-styled aesthetics of Gunbird, and the characters displayed don't appear anywhere in the actual game.

Screenshots

Mobile Light Force screenshot 1

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