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Burning Force
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Namco
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code

Burning Force (バーニングフォース) is a 1989 shoot-'em-up by Namco originally released in the arcades in Japan before seeing a Sega Mega Drive port released internationally the same year. You play as Hiromi, a graduate of Earth University, who mast pass a six-day final examination of fighting enemies over water to become a Space Fighter.

The game takes a Space Harrier perspective but is much more limited in terms of control. Each day is divided into four areas. Areas 1 and 2 are normal shooting areas where you are on a waterbike on which you may only move left or right. Holding Up speeds up, holding Down slows down, letting go goes back to normal speed. A shoots your normal weapon, which may be upgraded as in a typical shoot-'em-up. B shoots missiles which you have a limited supply of.

Area 3 is a boss area which substitutes the waterbike for a ship that has the same controls, but can fly around the screen a la Space Harrier (so use Up/Down to move around instead of changing speed). The cutscene that transitions you from the waterbike to the ship shows you the boss's weak points. Area 4 is a bonus round in the ship where the goal is to collect as many points/powerups as possible.

Production Credits

Game Program: Ogawann
Sub Program: Kobakun
Sound Program: Kwaeru
Story by: Makotomas
Charactor Designers: Kuma, 7852
Sound Designers: Noririn
Constructive Manager: Koh
Total Coordinate: Gen
Special Thanks: Big Gan, Kero, Udauda
Directed by: Makotomas

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
69 №40, p104
76 №4, p28
71 №7, p138/139
71 №11, p119
38 №5, p90
41 №17, p65
76 №1, p76[1]
62 №16, p90
77 №3, p71
60 №23, p53
40 №27, p36/37
28 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
59
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[2]
ACE (UK)
69
[3]
Ação Games (BR)
75
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[5]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
76
[6]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
76
[7]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[8]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
30
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[10]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
50
[11]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
71
[13]
Joystick (FR)
71
[14]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
38
[15]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[16]
Mega (UK) NTSC
41
[17]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
75
[18]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
63
[19]
MegaTech (UK)
76
[20]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
60
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
76
[22]
Player One (FR)
62
[23]
Play Time (DE)
63
[24]
Power Play (DE)
51
[25]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
77
[26]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
40
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
28
[29]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
59
[30]
Top Secret (PL)
75
[31]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
42
[32]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[33]
Sega Mega Drive
59
Based on
32 reviews

Burning Force

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, JP
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  1. File:Megatech UK 01.pdf, page 76
  2. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
  3. ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 104
  4. Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 24
  5. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 23
  6. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 28
  7. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
  8. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 44
  9. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 299
  10. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1
  11. Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 17
  12. Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 72
  13. Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 138
  14. Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 119
  15. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  16. Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 87
  17. Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65
  18. Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 99
  19. Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  20. MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
  21. Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 85
  22. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  23. Player One, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  24. Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 92
  25. Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 183
  26. Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 71
  27. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  28. Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 36
  29. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  30. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  31. Top Secret, "Kwiecień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
  32. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 33
  33. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "February 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 52