Formation Armed F

Formation Armed F
Formation Armed F
	Arcade flyer
Developer	Nichibutsu
Publisher	Nichibutsu JP: Pack-In-Video (PC Engine);
Designer	Takanori Tanaka
Platforms	Arcade, PC Engine
Release	JP: August 1988; PC Engine JP: 1990;
Genre	Scrolling shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Formation Armed F^[a] is a 1988 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It was initially only released in Japan, with a PC Engine port released in 1990 by Pack-In-Video.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

Gameplay

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.^[1]

Notes

^ Japanese: フォーメーションアームドエフ, Hepburn: Fōmēshon Āmudo F

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "『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.

External links

Formation Armed F at the Killer List of Videogames

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

[:0-2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] "『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.

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