Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation
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| Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation |
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| Publisher: Data East |
Developer: Data East ( |
| Genre: Shoot-'em-Up |
Vapor Trail: Hyper Offense Formation, known in Japan as Kuhga - Operation Code Vapor Trail (printed on box as 空牙 - Operation Code Vapor Trail), often referred to simply as Vapor Trail, is a 1989 shoot-'em-up by Data East, originally released internationally in arcades before being ported to the Sega Mega Drive by Telenet Japan in 1991; this release would only come out in the US and Japan.
Unidentified forces have taken over New York City, and a network of airborne military fleet is manned to reclaim the city. You play as one of three ships in the network: Sliph, a medium-speed attacker/fighter, Valkyrie, a low-speed attacker, and Seylen, a high-speed fighter. A second player can man a second ship for two-player combat.
Each of your jets has three main attacks: a single shot (
), rapid fire (
), and "Roll Bom" (
). Roll Bom appears to be a charge with a trail effect left behind that does not appear to do damage. Each fighter's regular shot is in a certain configuration: Silph shoots three shots straight ahead, Valkyrie fans four shots out in front of it, and Seylen shoots two shots straight ahead and two shots straight behind it.