Life Force
Life Force is an action-packed shooter where there are six levels which alternate between side and vertical scrolling, each of them ending with a powerful guardian. Throughout the game, destroying certain…
Life Force is an arcade developed by Konami, released 26 August 1988 on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii and Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Life Force is
Life Force is an arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1988. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii and Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Calling all Viper Pilots - the galaxy's on the edge of doom again! You've saved the innocent people of Gradius from the vile Bacterions. But in Life Force an even deadlier plague has slimed into the neighborhood. It's Zelos, an all-engulfing, planet-eating alien who's hungering to take a bite out of you! Only this time you don't have to rescue the millions of Gradians alone. You can call on a starfighter friend from the planet Latis, who'll fight beside you in his RoadBritish space destroyer. You'll both be gunning for max power-ups, with ripple lasers, plutonic missiles and impregnable force fields. But you better be on target. For this isn't your ordinary space scum. And to crush him…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Gradius series
Life Force is the 17th of 54 entries we hold in the Gradius series. The next entry was Gradius II in 1988.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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