Terra Force
Is a 1987 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It is a spinoff of the Cresta series, which includes Moon Cresta, Terra Cresta and Sol Cresta. It was initially only released in Japan.
Also recorded as TerraForce · 23XX Cosmo Ranger
Terra Force
- Date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Nichibutsu
- Genre
- shooter game
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Is a 1987 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It is a spinoff of the Cresta series, which includes Moon Cresta, Terra Cresta and Sol Cresta. It was initially only released in Japan.
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Hamster Corporation acquired the game's rights alongside Nichibutsu's intellectual property, releasing the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2016 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.
Key facts
Key facts
• Released — October 16, 1987 • Title — Terra Force • Developer — Nichibutsu • Publisher — Nichibutsu • Platforms — Arcade • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Designer — Shigeki Fujiwara
Gameplay
Gameplay
The player controls a spaceship as they destroy alien enemies on a planet. Ever level starts on the surface, which is a vertically scrolling level where aliens and buildings can be destroyed for points. After a boss enemy is defeated, players access caverns where enemies are more widespread, while also having to avoid colliding with obstacles. Laser, bomb and "speed" power-ups are available in limited supply.
Development
Development
The game's development was led by Shigeki Fujiwara, co-creator of the Bomberman series, as his last project before leaving Nichibutsu for Hudson Soft. He envisioned a mix of MagMax 's side-scrolling perspective and the vertically scrolling gameplay of Terra Cresta, leading to an ambitious mix of levels of both perspectives.
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1987
Terra Force published.
1987
Terra Force is recorded as published in 1987.
Context
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Context
The circumstances in which Terra Force stands. Issued for arcade video game. Published by Nichibutsu. Developed by Nichibutsu. Recorded as video game.
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- “Terra Force”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q11319399: Terra Force
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- 1.Amusement Press, Inc. 話題のマシン. Game Machine. November 1, 1987.
- 2.Akagi, Masumi. アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Amusement News Agency. 56. October 13, 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 3.Calvert, Darren. Nintendo Download: 9th May (North America). Nintendo Life. 2019-05-09.
- 4.『アーケードアーカイブス テラフォース』の配信日が5月2日に決定！ ハイパーミサイルで迫りくる敵たちを殲滅するシューティングゲーム ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com. ファミ通.com. 2019-05-01.
- 5.『テラフォース』が｢アーケードアーカイブス｣で配信開始！. PlayStation.Blog 日本語. 2016-11-17.
- 6.『テラフォース』がPS4向け“アーケードアーカイブス”にラインアップ、11月17日より配信開始. ファミ通.com. 2016-11-08.
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