1988 · Arcade · Science

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 obstacles like poisonous gas or walls. g.

Released: 1988
Platforms: Arcade Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 TurboGrafx-16
Genres: Arcade Science Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: Nichibutsu
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Formation Armed F is a vertically scrolling shooter developed and published by Nichibutsu. It was released in 1988 as an arcade video game in Japan. A PC Engine port wasd published in 1990 by Pack-In-Video.

Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to the game alongside Nichibutsu's intellectual property, releasing the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2016 and Nintendo Switch in 2019 as simply Armed F.

Keywords

shoot 'em up
couch co-op
local co-op
vertical scrolling
highscore
stg

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Gameplay

The player controls a spacecraft called the Vowger and shoots enemies, collects power-ups and attempts to defeat bosses to advance levels. The Vowger can be changed to shoot in a multitude of formations and directions.