| Formation Armed F | |
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Arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Nichibutsu |
| Publisher | Nichibutsu
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| Designer | Takanori Tanaka |
| Composer | Kenji Yoshida |
| Platforms | Arcade, PC Engine |
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| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Formation Armed F is a vertically scrolling shooter developed and published by Nichibutsu. It was released in 1988 as an arcade video game in Japan. A PC Engine port wasd published in 1990 by Pack-In-Video.
Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to the game alongside Nichibutsu's intellectual property, releasing the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2016 and Nintendo Switch in 2019 as simply Armed F.

The player controls a spacecraft called the Vowger and shoots enemies, collects power-ups and attempts to defeat bosses to advance levels. The Vowger can be changed to shoot in a multitude of formations and directions.