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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A challenging game for hardened gamers., December 15, 2004
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Once you get past the first thirty seconds to first minute of this game, it is very hard, for the most part, there are seven levels of paths closing off if you don't go through them in time, waves of enemies, and you fly in a ship that will be taken out with one hit by anything, unless you get the appropriate power up of course, all in all, only get this if you like side scrolling shooter games, and have very good memory, hand-eye coordination, and extremly developed video game skills.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Posibly the best shooter on the NES!, July 27, 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Life Force on the NES is my all time favorite shooter. It's based on the Japanese arcade game Salamander which was the first sequel to Gradius (although later the Salamander and Gradius titles each became thier own series). I've always felt that this game had a bit more of a sinister attitude than it's predecessor, Gradius, and I definitely dig that. This game has a two player mode which only adds to the fun when you want to play with a friend.
This game is very challenging and it offers a lot of variety from level to level. Not only do the enemies, obstacles, and graphics change from level to level but the perspective changes from level to level too. On the odd numbered levels the game scrolls from left to right as a side scrolling shooter and on even numbered levels your ship advances toward the top of the screen in a top down perspective. This helps to add even more variety to what's already there. Much of the games challenge may vary by how much your ship is powered up. The graphics are quite nice for an NES game in my opinion.
There are plenty of interesting bosses to fight in this game from the unforgettable giant brain with arms in the first level to giant fire breathing dragons and mechanical enemies with spiraling arms. The boss battles actually tend to be a little easier than the rest of the levels if you're properly prepared and you employ the right strategies.
Each of the levels has it's own look and atmosphere and presents new challenges to the player as they progress through the game. The only problem is that sometimes you may not recognize the threat that a new obstacle presents before it kills you the first time (for example a wall that might suddenly thrust out in front of your ship). The soundtrack definitely helps set the mood for each level as well and I've always enjoyed this game's soundtrack a good deal.
So basically, it's a good challenge, fun to play with a friend, the graphics are nice, the soundtrack is cool, and there's all sorts of interesting levels and bosses. If you like shooters and you don't have this game for your NES the GET IT! It's good! :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Top-notch NES game, December 21, 2008
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a fun, albeit not particularly challenging shoot 'em up. A lot of other reviews say that it's difficult, and while this may be true for the first few playthroughs, it winds up being easily one-life-able as the stages become memorized. It certainly isn't as difficult as 99% of arcade shoot 'em ups, and is one of the easier games in the Gradius series. My advice is to do the Konami code for the first few times you play the game (U U D D L R L R Start at the title screen) so that you start to learn the stages, then stop doing that when you're able to get through the game using only the default lives and generous extra lives the game gives you. Soon, you'll be looping it until you get bored.
That being said, it has unusually good graphics and music for an NES title. The stages and bosses are well-detailed and always varied. The alternation between horizontal and vertical is a nice change of pace. It's one of my top five NES games because it's always fun to blast through a few times. It's cheap and plentiful, to boot, so pick it up.
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