NES/Famicom

Life Force

In a distant part of the universe, an alien creature called Zelos was born. As he grew so did his appetite, and soon he began devouring galaxies, planets, and stars by the hundreds. Now your planet has appeared in Zelos' path, and it is up to you and a partner to fly into battle to save your world. Life Force is an action packed shooter based on the arcade game. There are six levels which alternate between side and vertical scrolling, each of them ending with a powerful guardian. Throughout the game, destroying certain enemies will release power ups which can be used to equip your ship with more powerful weapons, extra speed, and shields. Gameplay is for one player or two players simultaneou...

Genre: Shoot-'Em-Up
Year: 1988
Developer: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Publisher: Konami of America, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

44 achievements · 560 total points

Power of Anger Defeat Golem and clear Cell Stage 1
10 pts
Starfield Defeat Cruiser Tetron and clear the Volcanic Stage
10 pts
Planet Ratis Defeat Intruder and clear the Prominence Stage
10 pts
Burn the Wind Defeat Giga and clear Cell Stage 2
10 pts
Thunderbolt Defeat Tutankhamanattack and clear the Temple Stage
10 pts
Destroy Them All Escape from Zelos and beat the game
25 pts
Destroy Them All Again Beat the second loop
50 pts
Quicksilver Max out the Vic Viper's speed
5 pts
Galactic Bombardier Max out the Missiles
5 pts
Curly Energy Activate the Ripple Laser
5 pts
Hot Light Max out the Plutonic Laser
5 pts
Gun Power Duplication Activate an Option
5 pts
Gun Power Triplication Activate 2 Options
5 pts
Field of Plasma Activate the Force Field
5 pts
Fairness over Crookedness Reach 30 lives without using the Konami Code
25 pts
The Road to Score Score over 50,000 points
5 pts
Productive Pilot Score over 300,000 points before the end of the first loop
10 pts
Sidekick Reclamation Recover a lost Option
5 pts
Extra Life Force I Find the first hidden 1-Up in Cell Stage 1
10 pts
Extra Life Force II Find the second hidden 1-Up in Cell Stage 1
10 pts
Extra Life Force III Find the hidden 1-Up in the Volcanic Stage
10 pts
Extra Life Force IV Find the hidden 1-Up in the Prominence Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets I Find the first hidden 5,000-point bonus in Cell Stage 1
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets II Find the second hidden 5,000-point bonus in Cell Stage 1
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets III Find the first hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Volcanic Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets IV Find the second hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Volcanic Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets V Find the third hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Volcanic Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets VI Find the fourth hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Volcanic Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets VII Find the first hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Prominence Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets VIII Find the second hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Prominence Stage
10 pts
Serpent's Secrets IX Find the third hidden 5,000-point bonus in the Prominence Stage
10 pts
Tentacle Extermination Destroy 6 Death Hands in Cell Stage 1
5 pts
Plutonic Eclipse Destroy 12 Volcanos and Dome 2134s in the Volcanic Stage
5 pts
Inferno Destroy 50 Fire Spheres in the Prominence Stage
5 pts
Parasite Lost Destroy 15 Bamudas and Neuronytes in Cell Stage 2
5 pts
Salamander Chase Collect 15 power-ups in the high-speed section of Cell Stage 2
10 pts
Monolithic Demolition Defeat 15 Amarkhand Heads in the Mechanical City Stage
5 pts
A Softie to the Core Reach the final escape sequence in the Mechanical City stage without defeating the Heart of Zelos
5 pts
Spectacular Escape Clear the final escape sequence in the Mechanical City Stage while staying on the top half of the screen and without dying
25 pts
Life Force Harvester Collect 150 power-ups in one playthrough
10 pts
Photon Bullet Monopoly Beat the game using only the default weapon
25 pts
Solitary Soldier Beat the game without using any Options
25 pts
Peace Returns Beat the game without dying
50 pts
Spotless Vic Viper Beat the game without dying and without using the Force Field
50 pts

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Life Force frequently asked questions

How do I play Life Force online with a friend?

Life Force (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Life Force on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Life Force in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Life Force netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Life Force have achievements?

Yes, Life Force has 44 achievements worth 560 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Life Force for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Life Force on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.