#d-force

'D-Force'

[SNES] [USA] [MAGAZINE] [1991]

"D-Force isn't exactly an easy undertaking at the best of times, so you can imagine my surprise when I discovered that developer Cream had neglected to include a way of detecting enemies directly above you in exploration stages. This glaring oversight has an unfortunate tendency to lead to the destruction of your aircraft. All we really need is a flashing prompt declaring "DANGER!" whenever there's an enemy overhead. Just tell me where they are, and I won't fly into them. I promise." ~Alli Flanagan, Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the SNES Library (1991-"1998)

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D-Force

Game 31 of 715

Publisher: Asmik

Release: December 1991

D-Force

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D-Force – Super Babe

By definition according to D-Force a super babe is any woman who ignore all forms of challenges surrounding her relationship or marriage to be with her man such a woman is most definitely called a super babe and as well any man is always willing to do all that he can for a Super woman. The question now to all men out there is what would you call the woman you are having in your relationship or…

As the final game of 1991, D-Force is immensely disappointing.

With the glut of scrolling shooters in the first year of the Super Nintendo, it’s incredible how all of them have the exact same performance issues. For some games, like Gradius III or U.N. Squadron, it’s not a deal breaker because either the games are interesting enough to make up for the technical deficiencies or it happens rarely.

It’s a deal breaker in D-Force. Watch the miniboss battle in this video (around 3:13) for an example, but really, any time there are more than a few enemies on-screen the game becomes a slog to play. The fact the game runs like garbage is a total mystery since it looks bland at best.

http://youtu.be/IhwOc7cdYWw

In some stages, or in the “exploration mode,” the player can use the L and R buttons to change altitude. This could be neat, except for, again, performance problems; D-Force has an even harder time keeping a consistent framerate at the lower altitudes since everything is bigger. It also doesn’t help that you can’t tell if something is above you before you move to a higher altitude. And given how easy it is to die, having the game just hide where enemies are just makes the game even less fun to play.

The game is terrible. Don’t play D-Force.

Tomorrow: 1992 kicks off with Earth Defense Force!

It’s very easy to die.

There’s a lot going on at times

Lifting off

Title screen

Assaulting a base

Tropical bird enemies

Why do the dinosaurs shoot bullets?

The boss of the first exploration stage

The first miniboss