Final Star Force
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.
Final Star Force
- Date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Tecmo
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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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.
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There are three different power-ups to choose from called "Pulsators". The power meter itself charges up automatically to increase their fighters' power. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in January 2025.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Final Star Force • Developer — Tecmo • Publisher — Tecmo • Series — Star Force • Platforms — Arcade • Released — November 1992 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Illustration — Gameplay screenshot
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1992
Final Star Force published.
1992
Final Star Force is recorded as published in 1992.
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Final Star Force is associated with Japan.
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Reception
Game Machine listed Final Star Force as being Japan's eighteenth most popular arcade game of December 1992. Jay Carter of Electronic Game magazine compared its gameplay to Xevious, and liked the game's bright and detailed backdrops. The game's mostly negative reputation and poor sales, however, led to Tecmo pulling it from sale shortly after its release.
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- 1.Akagi, Masumi. アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Amusement News Agency. 50, 138. October 13, 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 2.Imagine Publishing. The Unconverted - Final Star Force. 106. 51. January 1, 2012.
- 3.Yarwood, Jack. Tecmo's 1992 Shoot 'Em Up 'Final Star Force' Is Heading To Arcade Archives. Time Extension. 2025-01-22.
- 4.Amusement Press. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25. Game Machine. 441. 35. January 1, 1993.
- 5.Carter, Jay. Going Full Circle. Katz Kunkel Worley. 14–15. April 1993.
- 6.Maeda, Hiroyuki. 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. November 17, 2018.
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