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Ginga Force

Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and…

82 14 February 2013

Ginga Force is an arcade developed by Qute Corporation, released 14 February 2013 on PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ginga Force is

Ginga Force is an arcade game developed by Qute Corporation and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam and PlayStation 4. - Various exciting bosses over a dramatic 10-stage Story Mode - Alternative Score Attack Mode with Online Leaderboards - Pilot three exciting ship types, each with unique firepower - Weapon customization system combining main-, sub- and special weapons into thousands of possible combinations - Unique lineup of enemy characters each with powerful Mechas to battle against
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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. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Ginga Force holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 cores, 2.0GHz or higher, 4 GB RAM and GeForce or RADEON, VRAM 2GB or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Ginga Force launched on 14 February 2013, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Mass Effect 3: Citadel and Antichamber. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Mass Effect 3: Citadel, Antichamber.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Ginga Force — frequently asked questions

When did Ginga Force come out?
Ginga Force was released on 14 February 2013 for PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ginga Force?
At minimum, Ginga Force needs 2 cores, 2.0GHz or higher, 4 GB RAM, GeForce or RADEON, VRAM 2GB or better graphics, 2500 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Ginga Force?
The PC version needs about 2.4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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