Burning Force

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

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-14023
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-14026
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1029
Sega Mega Drive
BR

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 must pass a six-day final examination of fighting enemies over water to become a Space Fighter.

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 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

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
69 №40, p104[2]
75 №5, p24[3]
76 №4, p28[4]
75 №8, p72
71 №7, p138/139[5]
71 №11, p119
38 №5, p90
41 №17, p65
76 №1, p76[6]
62 №16, p90[7]
77 №3, p71[8]
60 №23, p53
40 №27, p36/37
28 №18, p64
Sega Mega Drive
61
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[9]
ACE (UK)
69
[2]
Ação Games (BR)
75
[3]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[10]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
76
[4]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
76
[11]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
30
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[14]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
50
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
71
[5]
Joystick (FR)
71
[17]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
38
[18]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[19]
Mega (UK) NTSC
41
[20]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
75
[21]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
63
[22]
MegaTech (UK)
76
[6]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
60
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
76
[24]
Player One (FR)
62
[7]
Play Time (DE)
63
[25]
Power Play (DE)
51
[26]
Raze (UK) NTSC-J
77
[8]
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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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, SE

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 bdc8f02c
MD5 da536d20ac0f0e3a62d9709078690032
SHA-1 28fcb1c9b5c72255443ab5bb950a52030baaf409
512kB 1990-10 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 776ff6ff
MD5 623b2c54f05869ffb3aac936f4a4182a
SHA-1 a25930ee55a2d88838e3999fb5939d9392fd0efa
512kB 1990-10 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 0c1deb47
MD5 62e665f85281a33fb17cecd27674684a
SHA-1 8849253262f545fbaf6140bfa5ca67a3caac9a80
512kB 1990-10 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. File:Supergame BR 03.pdf, page 37
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:ACE UK 40.pdf, page 104 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 40.pdf_p104" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:AcaoGames BR 005.pdf, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 005.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Joypad FR 007.pdf, page 138 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 007.pdf_p138" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 016.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 016.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 71 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 03.pdf_p71" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 40
  10. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 23
  11. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
  12. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 44
  13. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 299
  14. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1
  15. Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 17
  16. Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 72
  17. Joystick, "Décembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 119
  18. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  19. Mega Drive Fan, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 87
  20. Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 65
  21. Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 99
  22. Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  23. Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 85
  24. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  25. Play Time, "5/92" (DE; 1992-04-08), page 92
  26. Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 183
  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