Arcade Archives: Burning Force

Burning Force is a 1989 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was initially released only in Japan in November 1989. A port for the Sega Genesis was released worldwide a year later. The player assumes control of the woman space cadet Hiromi Tengenji, a pilot training to become a member of the Space Force, who must complete each level by shooting down enemies with her airbike and avoiding projectiles. Gameplay is similar to Space Harrier, featuring a fixed camera position behind the player and having similar mechanics. It runs on the Namco System 2 arcade hardware.