Formation Armed F

Formation Armed F
Arcade flyer
DeveloperNichibutsu
PublisherNichibutsu
DesignerTakanori Tanaka
ComposerKenji Yoshida
PlatformsArcade, PC Engine
Release
  • JP: August 1988
PC Engine
GenreScrolling shooter
ModesSingle-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.

Gameplay

Arcade screenshot

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: フォーメーション アームドエフ, Hepburn: Fōmēshon Āmudo F

References

  1. 1 2 Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 56. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ↑ 株式会社インプレス (May 20, 2016). "PS4「アーケードアーカイブス アームドF」配信決定 懐かしのアーケードゲームをPS4でプレイ". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Calvert, Darren (April 4, 2019). "Nintendo Download: 4th April (North America)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on January 26, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ "『アーケードアーカイブス アームドF』5月27日より配信決定!". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). May 20, 2016. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2025.