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Mercenary Force

Mercenary Force is an unconventional shoot'em up set in Japan's Edo period and inspired by Japanese history and mythology. When Japan is invaded by the minions of a dark lord, the shogun sets out to hire the best warriors in the land to combat the enemy. Players start with 5000 yen and must begin by hiring their mercenaries. The team has four slots and can be recruited from five different character types (servant, ninja, monk, samurai and mystic) in any combination (including more than one of any character). The characters differ in hiring price, starting health, weapons (amount of projectiles, speed and direction), and their special attack. The game consists of six levels, seen from an angl...

Genre: Shoot-'Em-Up
Year: 1994
Developer: Lenar Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Meldac of Japan
Players: 1

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Achievements

42 achievements · 390 total points

Bamboo Forest Clear Round 1
5 pts
Bamboo Mercenary Collect 120 coins in Round 1
5 pts
Sky Dragon Suppressed Defeat the Round 1 boss with 4 mercenaries alive (or 3, if at least one is the Mystic)
10 pts
Village Road Clear Round 2
5 pts
Village Mercenary Collect 120 coins in Round 2
5 pts
Razor Rat Routed Defeat the Round 2 boss with 4 mercenaries alive (or 3, if at least one is the Mystic)
10 pts
Haunted Pagoda Clear Round 3
5 pts
Pagoda Mercenary Collect 120 coins in Round 3
5 pts
Megacorn Massacred Defeat the Round 3 boss with 4 mercenaries alive (or 3, if at least one is the Mystic)
10 pts
Mountain Path Clear Round 4
5 pts
Mountain Mercenary Collect 120 coins in Round 4
5 pts
Eyeclops Eradicated Defeat the Round 4 boss with 4 mercenaries alive (or 3, if at least one is the Mystic)
10 pts
Spooky Graveyard Clear Round 5
5 pts
Graveyard Mercenary Collect 120 coins in Round 5
5 pts
Deathworm Decimated Defeat the Round 5 boss with 4 mercenaries alive (or 3, if at least one is the Mystic)
10 pts
Castle Town Clear Round 6
5 pts
Castle Mercenary Collect 120 coins in Round 6
5 pts
Darcmere Destroyed Defeat the Round 6 boss with 4 mercenaries alive (or 3, if at least one is the Mystic)
10 pts
Kichi Defeat a boss while the Servant has 20 Health or more
2 pts
Well, So Long! Activate the Transformation Attack of the Servant
1 pts
Take Defeat a boss while the Samurai has 20 Health or more
2 pts
Spirit of Fire Activate the Transformation Attack of the Samurai
1 pts
Tora Defeat a boss while the Ninja has 20 Health or more
2 pts
Spirit of Wind Activate the Transformation Attack of the Ninja
1 pts
Nem-bo Defeat a boss while the Monk has 20 Health or more
2 pts
Spirit of Time Activate the Transformation Attack of the Monk
1 pts
Sakura Defeat a boss while the Mystic has 20 Health or more
2 pts
Spirit of Life Activate the Transformation Attack of the Mystic
1 pts
Tanuki Recruit the secret Tanuki in your party
50 pts
Healthy Force Have a full party with everyone having 20 hit points or more
5 pts
Seki Cafe Scripture Transform your party leader into a Monk with the Scripture
2 pts
Seki Cafe Scroll Transform your party leader into a Ninja with the Scroll
2 pts
Temple Tourist Visit both temples that restore your health
5 pts
Fortunately For You Receive an Excellent fortune at the Shrine
5 pts
Never Say Dai Win the game of life with Daibutsu
5 pts
Nary a Mercy Reach a score of 90,000 or more
25 pts
Richly Rewarded Ending Save the Daimyo at the Castle
25 pts
Curse Lifted Ending Return with the Princess to the Castle
25 pts
Evil Party Ending Make it too late to the Castle (Up+Select+A+B on title screen)
5 pts
In Feudal Japan, Princess Save You Clear all six Rounds with a Mystic in your party without her health ever reaching 0
50 pts
Namu Amida Butsu Skip a boss fight with the Monk's Transformation power
1 pts
Evict The Evil Ones Activate Hard Mode and get either good ending (A+B+Left on title screen)
50 pts

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Mercenary Force frequently asked questions

How do I play Mercenary Force on PC?

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

Does Mercenary Force have achievements?

Yes, Mercenary Force has 42 achievements worth 390 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Mercenary 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 Mercenary Force on Etera

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