Arcade

Star Force

A single player vertically scrolling shoot-em-up in which the player pilots a spaceship over series series of islands - drifting in outer-space space - shooting enemy spacecraft and ground-based targets. Special symbols appear at regular intervals and can be shot or collected for bonuses and power-ups. Each level has an end-of-level boss that must be defeated before the player can progress to the next level, while the levels themselves are designated by letters of the Greek alphabet.,

Genre: Shoot-'Em-Up
Year: 1984
Developer: Tehkan
Publisher: Tehkan
Players: 2

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P2P Netplay available on compatible cores

Achievements

28 achievements · 414 total points

The End of Uncertainty Reveal all chance targets belonging to the same group starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
Long Arrow Home Get at least two Great Bonuses in one pass over a long vertical arrow formation starting with 2 or 3 lives.
10 pts
D as in Delta Clear areas Alpha - Delta starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
T as in Theta Clear areas Epsilon - Theta starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
M as in Mu Clear areas Iota - Mu starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
P as in Pi Clear areas Nu - Pi starting with 2 or 3 lives.
10 pts
U as in Upsilon Clear areas Rho - Upsilon starting with 2 or 3 lives.
10 pts
O as in Omega Clear areas Phi - Omega starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Infinity Is Not the Limit Get through all areas until clearing Omega area on a difficulty level harder than the default Easiest level starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Killing Them Softly Get through all areas until clearing Omega area without attaching the fast shooting device and starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Starfall Get through all areas until clearing Omega area without dying and starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
You Beta Not Fail Get two Perfect Bonuses when clearing any area starting with 2 or 3 lives.
2 pts
Plus Quam Perfect Get through all areas until clearing Omega area getting two Perfect Bonuses at each area and starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
The Way of the Exploding Fit Get a Special Bonus starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
Spacial Specialist Get a Special Bonus from each of the five modular enemies in any enemy loop starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Time's Arrow Get a Great Bonus starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
Four in Arrow Get four Great Bonuses in single passes over the two vertical arrow formations contained in any background loop and tarting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
You Must Be My Question Mark Get an extra life from a chance target starting with 2 or 3 lives.
1 pts
Forever Chance Get an extra life from each of the four chance groups in any background loop starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Clean Arrow Completely destroy the first arrow group starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
Rage Against the Aitch Destroy all the hidden H targets in any background loop starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Starman Basic Score 50,000 points starting with 2 or 3 lives.
1 pts
Starman Score 500,000 points starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
Senior Starman Score 1,000,000 points starting with 2 or 3 lives.
10 pts
Master Starman Score 3,000,000 points starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts
Captain Starman Score 4,000,000 points starting with 2 or 3 lives.
50 pts
Mitosy Dancing Get to the enemy which divides itself and don't completely destroy it in at least 2 minutes starting with 2 or 3 lives.
5 pts
Cleopatra's Fortune Get the Fortune Bonus by revealing and destroying Cleopatra's sphinx and starting with 2 or 3 lives.
25 pts

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Star Force frequently asked questions

How do I play Star Force online with a friend?

Star Force (Arcade) 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 Star Force on PC?

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

Does Star 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 Star Force have achievements?

Yes, Star Force has 28 achievements worth 414 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Star 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 Star Force on Etera

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