Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Force
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| System(s): Sega Hikaru, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Hitmaker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Shooting Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Force (電脳戦機バーチャロン フォース) is an arcade game developed by Hitmaker for the Sega Hikaru arcade platform in 2001. Despite its potentially misleading name, Force is a sequel to Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram, standing as the third "generation" in the series. It has thus far never seen a release outside of Japan (however, it is region free).
Several minor variants of Virtual-On: Force exist; 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7. Unlike the revisions of Oratorio Tangram the updates exist only to balance characters and address bugs.
Gameplay
The primary new feature of Virtual-On: Force, alluded to in the game's name, is the ability for four players to compete simultaneously, replacing the one-on-one battles seen in prior games.
Virtuaroids
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram introduced the concept of a Virtuaroid "series", in which multiple variants of a Virtuaroid are playable (in that game this applies to the APHARMD B and APHARMD S, differing only by the components that are equipped). In Virtual-On: Force, this is applicable to all Virtuaroids, significantly boosting the character roster.
On top of this, each of the main Virtuaroids have ten different selectable palettes (as opposed to the two seen in previous games).
TEMJIN 707 Series
| TEMJIN 707J (MBV-707-J) | |
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| TEMJIN 707J+ (MBV-707-J+) | |
| TEMJIN 707J/c (MBV-707-J/c) | |
| 10/80 adv (MBV-04-10/80adv) | |
| Is also listed under the TEMJIN 747 series |
APHARMD J Series
| APHARMD J typeC (RVR-24-C) | |
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| APHARMD J typeA (RVR-20-A) | |
| APHARMD J typeG (RVR-28-G) | |
| APHARMD J typeX (RVR-81-X) | |
| APHARMD J typeM (RVR-27-M) | |
Fei-Yen Series
| Fei-Yen with VividHeart (TF-14 A) | |
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| Fei-Yen with BlueHeart (TF-14 B) | |
| Fei-Yen with PanicHeart (TF-14 C) | |
| Fei-Yen with Cinderella Heart (TF-14 M) | |
VOX Series
| Dan (VOX D-101) | |
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| Age (VOX A-300) | |
| Joe (VOX J-500) | |
| Jane (VOX J-504) | |
| Danny (VOX D-102) | |
| Bob (VOX B-240) | |
| U-ta (VOX U-303) | |
| Mariko (VOX M-400) | |
| Tetsuo (VOX T-400) | |
MYZR Series
| MYZR Δ (YZR-8000 Δ) | |
|---|---|
| MYZR Η (YZR-8000 Η) | |
| MYZR Γ (YZR-8000 Γ) | |
RAIDEN Series
BAL Series
| RAIDEN 512E2 (HBV-512-E2) | |
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| RAIDEN 512E1 (HBV-512-E1) | |
| RAIDEN 512A (HBV-512-A) | |
| RAIDEN 512D (HBV-512-D) | |
| RAIDEN 512N2 (HBV-512-N2) | |
| RAIDEN 512N1 (HBV-512-N1) | |
| BAL d MEORA (XBV-821 m-N) | |
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| BAL b CISTA (XBV-821 m-A) | |
| BAL v TIGLA (XBV-821 m-F) | |
| BAL m RINO (XBV-821 f-S) | |
| BAL m LANDA (XBV-821 f-C) | |
| BAL s RIMSO (XBV-821 f-E) | |
SPECINEFF Series
| SPECINEFF 13 "The Sin" (YZR-XIII sin) | |
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| SPECINEFF 13 "The War" (YZR-XIII war) | |
| SPECINEFF 13 "The End" (YZR-XIII end) | |
ANGELAN Series
| Angelan MH (TA-17 L) | |
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| Angelan WH (TA-17 S) | |
| Angelan SH (TA-17 H) | |
TEMJIN 747 Series
| TEMJIN 747A (MBV-747-A) | |
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| TEMJIN 747F (MBV-747-F) | |
| TEMJIN 747H (MBV-747-H) | |
| TEMJIN 747T (MBV-747-T) | |
APHARMD T Series
| APHARMD T typeF (RVR-36-F) | |
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| APHARMD T typeD (RVR-62-D) | |
| APHARMD T typeB (RVR-77-B) | |
| APHARMD T typeX (RVR-77-X) | |
KAGEKIYO Series
| Something in Japanese 1 | |
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| Something in Japanese 2 | |
| Something in Japanese 3 | |
| Something in Japanese 4 | |
| Something in Japanese 5 | |
Others
| Guarayakha (TG-11-M) | |
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History
Legacy
Unlike its predecessors, Virtual-On: Force was not released for home platforms of the day, but was eventually brought to the Japanese Xbox 360 in 2010. Instead home console owners would receive Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz in 2003, a game derived from Force but with numerous additions for the home market.
Initially the Xbox 360 version also came in a "Memorial Box" to celebrate fifteen years of Virtual-On. It was distributed with Dennou Senki Virtual-On Official Sound Data 4x6 and a code which, when redeemed, allows players to chose extra "bust" sizes for the "female" Virtuaroid characters.
Production credits
Producer: Juro Watari
Character Design: Hajime Katoki
Virtual-On Works
- Director: Juro Watari, Nobuyuki Yamashita
- Assistant Director: Atsushi Ogata
- Programmer: Yoshifumi Ishihata, Norio Furuichi, Katsunori Uchibori, Toshihiro Hyoi
- Designer: Hiroshi Yoshida, Nobukazu Naruke, Koichi Ozaki, Michinari Terada, Sachio Hatayama, Hiromi Ito, Yasuhiro Mori, Takaomi Hirono
- Sound Designer: Kentaro Kobayashi, Yuko Iseki
- Publicity: Taku Sasahara, Nobutaka Arii
- Debug & Testplay: Tetsuji Sugahara, Hirobumi Iino, Tetsuhiro Ueda, Kuniyuki Terashima, Hidenao Nagashima, Takayuki Hatano
Cabinet
- Mechanical Engineer: Seiji Ishii, Toshiya Yamaguchi, Junichi Miyaki
- Electrical Engineer: Hiroki Koyama, Nobuto Kashiwagi
- Cabinet Designer: Hiroyuki Naito
Special Thanks...
- Yuuki Tokoro, Shintaro Ito, Shinji Suzuki, Kazumi Okano, Katsumi Tohjyo, Koji Kudo (Ijo Kikaku), Shinjuku Sportsland #3, Ikebukuro Gigo, To All Members of Hitmaker., and To All The Players of the Virtual-On Series.
Gallery
Twin Cabinet
Physical scans
Hikaru version
Xbox 360 version
| Xbox 360, JP |
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| Xbox 360, JP (Memorial Box) |
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 DVD cover |
| Xbox 360, JP (Platinum) |
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| Xbox 360, Asia |
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External links
- Official website on Sega.jp (Japanese)
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Xbox 360
- Dennou Senki Virtual-On: Force on Xbox Marketplace: JP
