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Formation Armed F

Formation Armed F is a vertically scrolling shooter. The basic gameplay principle offers no surprises: shooting a lot of aliens without getting hit by their attacks. Additionally there are environmental…

1 August 1988

Formation Armed F is an arcade developed by Nichibutsu, released 1 August 1988 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.

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What Formation Armed F is

Formation Armed F is an arcade game developed by Nichibutsu and released in 1988. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Formation Armed F is a vertically scrolling shooter. The basic gameplay principle offers no surprises: shooting a lot of aliens without getting hit by their attacks. Additionally there are environmental obstacles like poisonous gas or walls. Of course the player can collect power ups to upgrade the ship, e.g. speed-ups or a large variation of weaponry. Each of the seven levels has its own set of weaponry which suits the enemies. The big exception are smaller ships which stay near to the main ship. By pressing a second fire button, the formation can be changed. There are no continues.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Formation Armed F come out?
Formation Armed F was released on 1 August 1988 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.

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