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IGDB / 37190

Formation Z

1984 65 / 100 Arcade Shooter
The player competes in a marathon continuous scrolling horizontal shoot-em-up game across land, sea, air and outer space. You can hold down the fire button for a burst of Charged fire, which is especially essential to defeat the bosses. The player can hold down the Jump button to transform back and forth between a Mobile Robot or an Aero Fighter. Some sections have confrontations on both ground and air; others insis Show full summary

The player competes in a marathon continuous scrolling horizontal shoot-em-up game across land, sea, air and outer space. You can hold down the fire button for a burst of Charged fire, which is especially essential to defeat the bosses. The player can hold down the Jump button to transform back and forth between a Mobile Robot or an Aero Fighter. Some sections have confrontations on both ground and air; others insist on aerial battling. Your time in the Aero Fighter is limited by its fuel requirement.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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The player competes in a marathon continuous scrolling horizontal shoot-em-up game across land, sea, air and outer space. You can hold down the fire button for a burst of Charged fire, which is especially essential to defeat the bosses. The player can hold down the Jump button to transform back and forth between a Mobile Robot or an Aero Fighter. Some sections have confrontations on both ground and air; others insist on aerial battling. Your time in the Aero Fighter is limited by its fuel requirement.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Hect, Jaleco
Publisher
Nippon Dexter Co., Ltd., Williams, Jaleco
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • FM-7 1985
  • MSX 1985
  • PC-8800 Series Apr 01, 1986
  • Sharp X1 Feb 01, 1986
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Jul 20, 2010
  • Arcade Sep 01, 1984

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