Turbo Force
Title screen
| Developer: | Video System |
|---|---|
| Art: | Soukou Junyoukan Fumihiko Nantoka |
| Release date: | Arcade: 1991 PS4/Switch: March 9, 2023 |
| Next game: | Sonic Wings (Aero Fighters) |
Turbo Force (JP: ターボフォース) is a vertically scrolling shoot em' up released by Video System in 1991.
Contents
Gameplay Overview
Controls
Turbo Force is a singular button game with 7 stages.
- A Button: Shot
Items
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P Icon Increases your shot power by 2 (maximum level 9) |
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? Icon Gives 1 out of 4 possible effects; A bomb, flash bomb, shield, or full power. |
Rank
Turbo Force's rank system is based on 3 values: survival, shot power, and total defeated enemies. Dying reduces survival rank, but doesn't impact the other 2 values.
Rank affects bullet speed, enemy/boss health, rate of fire and bullet seal range.
Loops
Turbo Force loops infinity. Rank carries over from the previous loop.
Story
3 American Air Force pilots, while racing their cars on a public road, wander into another mysterious dimension and get caught up in a war with an alien civilization (Oops!). In order to protect this new world, the pilots modify their cars into flying, fighting machines.[1]
Development History
Trivia
- Turbo Force was originally meant to be an overseas version of Metal Rabbit, a sequel to Rabio Lepus.[2]
- The reason for this was to simplify mechanics of Rabio Lepus for overseas markets. However, when a game deadline was set, these mechanics were considered impossible to implement in time, resulting in only Turbo Force being completed.
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