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Life Force (arcade game)
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| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Designer | Hiroyasu Machiguchi |
| Released | NA 1986 JPN June 26, 1987[1] |
| Genre | Multi-scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2 players simultaneously |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| Input methods | 8-way joystick, 2 buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Konami GX400 |
| Arcade display | Raster, horizontal orientation, 256 x 224 |
Life Force is a scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Konami in 1986 as the North American release of Salamander. Life Force in contrast is set in an organic setting where the player's mission is to eliminate a tumor within a gigantic lifeform.
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Life Force was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Instead of being a direct port of Life Force, elements were taken from both that and Salamander, and some elements, such as levels and bosses, were removed to make way for new content. Interestingly, most of the level graphics and enemy sprites from Salamander are used in favor of the ones used in Lifeforce, and it uses the Gradius power-up bar. The same year, Japan received a port as well for its NES equivalent, the Nintendo Famicom. The game was practically identical to the NES port of Lifeforce, other than being titled Salamander and featuring the power-up of its arcade counterpart. These ports make use of the Konami Code, which in this instance increases the number of lives from three to 30.
Life Force was also part of Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus.
Life Force is part of the Salamander Portable compilation that was released on January 24, 2007 in Japan.
- ^ (2006-03-09) Gradius Portable Official Guide (in Japanese). Japan: Konami, pp. 3. ISBN 4-86155-111-0.
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| Games | Gradius · Salamander · Life Force · II · III · Salamander 2 · Gaiden · IV Fukkatsu · Galaxies · V |
| Related articles | List of Gradius media · Vic Viper |
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