Underplayed Gems

Star Force (1985)

Star Force cover
Developer
Tehkan
Publisher
Hudson Soft
Platforms
Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Rating
3.0 of 5, 5 player ratings

How it feels

Pilot the Final Star through relentless vertical scrolling enemy waves in this classic space shooter.

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About

The Family Computer port of Star Force. In the game, the player pilots a starship called the Final Star, while shooting various enemies and destroying enemy structures for points. Unlike later vertical scrolling shooters, like Toaplan's Twin Cobra, the Final Star had only two levels of weapon power, and no secondary weapons like missiles and/or bombs. Each stage in the game was named after a letter of the Greek alphabet. In certain versions of the game, there is an additional level called "Infinity" (represented by the infinity symbol) which occurs after Omega, after which the game repeats indefinitely.

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