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Task Force Harrier EX

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Treco

Developer: Treco

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: NMK

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-12-20	¥8,5008,500	T-24053
US	1992-02		T-24036

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Task Force Harrier (タスクフォースハリアー) is a little-known 1989 arcade shoot-'em-up developed by NMK and published by UPL in Japan and American Sammy in the US. It was remade for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 by Jorudan and published by Treco, again released exclusively in Japan and the US as the more well-known Task Force Harrier EX (タスクフォースハリアーＥＸ). This game is unusual for having exceptionally clear PCM audio for voices, and at least one song entirely in PCM.

Story

A communist group comes out of hiding and begin conquering the world, alerting the UN to call out Falcon, a noted fighter pilot, to stop them; however the communists have already readied their freedom-destroying superbomber, the TU-190, to launch towards the US, making Falcon's job more rash. Consequently he is given the Harrier V, an experimental version of US/UK VTOL fighter , for this job.

Gameplay

shoots and fires bombs at the ground, similar to Xevious. fires a screen filling smartbomb (you have a limited supply). Powerups can be collected the enhance the main shot, standard bombs and options around the ship. Options can be arranged around the ship in a variety of formations; use to cycle through them. Similar to the Force item in R-Type, these options absorb enemy bullets. Each formation also changes the ship's speed. It is interesting to note that escorts look like miniaturized F-22 Raptor fighters, an aircraft which was still in development at the time.

Each stage has two sections. The first section takes place high above the ground with options available. The second section plays closer to the ground with options removed.

An interesting detail; majority of the enemy units in the game are based on real life Soviet/Russian vehicles in both name and appearance.

EX has some secret options that allow you to skip stages, enable debug invincibility, and so on. A big one is the ability to add an information panel on the right side of the screen, much like the Toaplan ports. Hold and START while booting the game and release them once the title screen animation stops, then press , , , , , , , , . There's no audiovisual indicator, but going into the Options menu displays the new options.

Production credits

Management: Hiromitsu Kususe

Creative Staff - Task Force Harrier EX

Director - Team Griffin: Takashi Kuroda, Ryo Saitou
Planner: Yoh Hayakawa
Main Programmer: Y.K
Sub Programmer: Yuuichi Yamaguchi
Special Programmer: Mitoshi Asakawa
Main Graphic Designer: Yoh Hayakawa
Graphic Designer: Mitusru Ishida, Masaru Yokoura
Sound: Tenpei Satou
SE: M.Kajihara
PCM: T.Suzuki
Special Thanks: Takashi Ohga, Satoru Tanaka, Mura, Yaga Shooting Master, Tsu-chi, Kimi Chan, Mo‑Rin, Midori Chan, Naoko Chan, Mieko Chan
Master of Games: Take Chan
Presented by: Treco 1991

Magazine articles

Main article: Task Force Harrier EX/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Task Force Harrier EX/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[5]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[6]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

65

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[8]

Games-X (UK)

60

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

65

^[3]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC

30

^[11]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

61

^[12]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[13]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

51

^[14]

Play Time (DE)

53

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

62

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

65

^[17]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

40

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

56

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

67

^[20]

	56
Based on 17 reviews

Task Force Harrier EX

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

References

↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 78 (80)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 163
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 66/67 (66)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 80
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135
↑ Famitsu, "1991-12-27" (JP; 1991-12-13), page 41
↑ Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 25
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 91
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 83
↑ Mega Play, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 65
↑ MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 40
↑ Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 93
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 66
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 30
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 26

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-01.pdf_p80_.2878.29-1] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 78 (80)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87_.2885.29-2] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)

[:File:Joystick_FR_024.pdf_p163-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Joystick, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 163

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p66_.2866.2F67.29-4] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 66/67 (66)

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 236

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-01.pdf_p80-6] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 80

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p135-7] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0158.pdf_p41-8] Famitsu, "1991-12-27" (JP; 1991-12-13), page 41

[:File:GamesX_UK_45.pdf_p25-9] Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 25

[10] Hippon Super, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-04), page 91

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-11] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-03.pdf_p83-12] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 83

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0303.pdf_p65-13] Mega Play, "June 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 65

[:File:MegaTech_UK_05.pdf_p40-14] MegaTech, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-20), page 40

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p93-15] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 93

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p66-16] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-17] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:SegaZone_UK_05.pdf_p30-18] Sega Zone, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 30

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 26

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 ==Gameplay==
-{{A}} shoots and fires bombs at the ground, similar to ''Xevious''. {{C}} fires a screen filling smartbomb (you have a limited supply). Powerups can be collected the enhance the main shot, standard bombs and options around the ship. Options can be arranged around the ship in a variety of formations; use {{B}} to cycle through them. Similar to the Force item in ''[[R-Type]]'', these options absorb enemy bullets. Each formation also changes the ship's speed.
+{{A}} shoots and fires bombs at the ground, similar to ''Xevious''. {{C}} fires a screen filling smartbomb (you have a limited supply). Powerups can be collected the enhance the main shot, standard bombs and options around the ship. Options can be arranged around the ship in a variety of formations; use {{B}} to cycle through them. Similar to the Force item in ''[[R-Type]]'', these options absorb enemy bullets. Each formation also changes the ship's speed. It is interesting to note that escorts look like miniaturized F-22 Raptor fighters, an aircraft which was still in development at the time.
 Each stage has two sections. The first section takes place high above the ground with options available. The second section plays closer to the ground with options removed.
+An interesting detail; majority of the enemy units in the game are based on real life Soviet/Russian vehicles in both name and appearance.
 ''EX'' has some secret options that allow you to skip stages, enable debug invincibility, and so on. A big one is the ability to add an information panel on the right side of the screen, much like the [[Toaplan]] ports. Hold {{Down}} and {{Start}} while booting the game and release them once the title screen animation stops, then press {{Up}}, {{Down}}, {{Left}}, {{Right}}, {{A}}, {{B}}, {{A}}, {{C}}, {{B}}. There's no audiovisual indicator, but going into the Options menu displays the new options.

Difference between revisions of "Task Force Harrier EX"

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References