Life Force
The Japanese and European versions are nearly identical, but the American version changes the game's plot by adding an opening text that establishes the game to be set inside a giant alien life-form which is…
1 October 1986
Life Force is a shooter developed by Konami, released 1 October 1986 on Arcade.
What Life Force is
Life Force is a shooter game developed by Konami and released in 1986. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Japanese and European versions are nearly identical, but the American version changes the game's plot by adding an opening text that establishes the game to be set inside a giant alien life-form which is infected by a strain of bacteria. Stages that feature starfield backgrounds were changed to the web background from Stage 1 to maintain consistency with the organic setting of the plot. The power-ups are also given different names, with the "Speed-Up" becoming "Hyper Speed", the "Missile" becoming the "Destruct Missile", the "Ripple Laser" becoming the "Pulse Laser" and "Force Field" becoming the "Shield". Narration is added to the beginning of each stage, detailing the area of the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Gradius series
Life Force is the sixth of 54 entries we hold in the Gradius series. The next entry was Vs. Gradius in 1986.
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When did Life Force come out?
Life Force was released on 1 October 1986 for Arcade.
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