2003 · Expanded edition · GIGA Team Baldrhead · Visual novel

Baldr Force EXE

Expanded edition

Baldr Force Exe is an enhanced release of Baldr Force. It adds a new weapon (gravity field), a "very easy" difficulty level, and a Hell Mode, which puts the player in a row of increasingly challenging battles. The PlayStation 2 version also adds Hyper and Time Attack gameplay modes, voice-overs, and a new intro. The Windows release retains the explicit sex scenes, while the console releases removes them.

Released: 24 January 2003
Platforms: Dreamcast PlayStation 2 Windows
Genres: Visual novel
Developers: GIGA Team Baldrhead
Publishers: —
Themes: Action
Age ratings: CERO Z

About

Baldr Force is a 2D action-shooter game and eroge visual novel with action and detailed sprite characters. The game features a world in the not-so-distant future where humans are able to dive into the network, and fight using humanoid tools called "Simulacrum".

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

As a hacker of the renowned hacking group "Steppenwolf", Tōru Sōma (相馬透, Sōma Tōru) and his partners earn their living by hacking into servers and selling the information they steal.

As the last hacking before disbanding their group, they hacked into a military server, but soon they find this is a setup by the military to lure terrorists, and they were drawn into battle between two factions. At the end, one of Tōru Sōma's friends was killed by an unknown Simulacrum, while most other group members have been arrested. To investigate and avenge his friend's death, Tōru accepted the offer to join the military.

Reception

Helen McCarthy put "BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution" into the book 500 Essential Anime Movies and stated that "the story is simple, but has plenty of well crafted CGI action".