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− | When localized and brought to the United States by [[Sega of America]], the company purposefully concealed Hiromi's gender, likely | + | When localized and brought to the United States by [[Sega of America]], the company purposefully concealed Hiromi's gender, likely under the antiquated notion that games will sell less if not featuring a male protagonist. A completely new cover artwork was commissioned, this time showing ''Burning Force'' being played from the perspective of another character entirely (while still managing to work Hiromi into the artwork, now humorously being attacked by the player), and the entirety of the manual and box's text was carefully reworded to recontextualize the game as not starring a woman. Instead, the United States release of ''Burning Force'' now features a nameless protagonist who is somehow training ''alongside'' Hiromi (or according to the manual, helping guide Hiromi through the game) and numerous places in the game's promotional texts continue to reassure players that they are, again, not playing as a woman. |
==Production credits== | ==Production credits== |
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Burning Force (バーニングフォース) is a Sega Mega Drive third-person vertical shoot-'em-up developed by Nova. A port of the titular 1989 Namco arcade game Burning Force, it was first published in Japan in October 1990 by Namco themselves, and was later brought to the United States, Europe, and Brazil in the following months. Most notable for its extensive use of line scrolling to create the illusion of a three-dimensional playfield (in a similar manner to OutRun), and for its lighthearted tone and synth-rock soundtrack, Burning Force was well-received by the gaming public, and is one of the more fondly remembered of Namco's early Sega Mega Drive games.
Contents
Plot
You play as Hiromi Tengenji, a graduate of Earth University (an ensign in the United Galaxy Space Force, UGSF, in the Japanese version) who must pass a six-day final examination of fighting enemies over water to become a Space Fighter Pilot. She pilots a futuristic hover bike which can transform into a small fighter craft.
Gameplay
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 speeds up, holding
slows down, letting go goes back to normal speed.
shoots your normal weapon, which may be upgraded as in a typical shoot-'em-up.
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 /
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.
History
When localized and brought to the United States by Sega of America, the company purposefully concealed Hiromi's gender, likely under the antiquated notion that games will sell less if not featuring a male protagonist. A completely new cover artwork was commissioned, this time showing Burning Force being played from the perspective of another character entirely (while still managing to work Hiromi into the artwork, now humorously being attacked by the player), and the entirety of the manual and box's text was carefully reworded to recontextualize the game as not starring a woman. Instead, the United States release of Burning Force now features a nameless protagonist who is somehow training alongside Hiromi (or according to the manual, helping guide Hiromi through the game) and numerous places in the game's promotional texts continue to reassure players that they are, again, not playing as a woman.
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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Burning Force/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Based on 32 reviews |
Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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512kB | 1990-10 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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512kB | 1990-10 | Cartridge (EU) | ||||||||||
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512kB | 1990-10 | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "February 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 52
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 10
- ↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 37
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ ACE, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-xx), page 104
- ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1991" (BR; 1991-09-xx), page 24
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 23
- ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 28
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 44
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 299
- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1
- ↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 17
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 72
- ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 138
- ↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 119
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 87
- ↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65
- ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 99
- ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 85
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
- ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 92
- ↑ Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 183
- ↑ Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 71
- ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
- ↑ Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 36
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Top Secret, "Kwiecień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 33
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