ImageFight
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A mysterious alien life form is spreading across the galaxy, trying to conquer the world. It took control of the moon base and is threatening to descend on the Earth. The humans have sent the most advanced fighter jet to oppose the aliens: the OF-1. The OF-1 has the ability to change speed at any time and equip different weapons and pods. OF-1 is humanity's last hope!
ImageFight is a top-down vertically scrolling space shooter. On every level there will be enemy ships, turrets, robots, and other machines shooting projectiles or trying to ram you. But there are also power-ups scattered around in small green containers. You must destroy these containers before you can obtain the power-up. Those power-ups include pods that add extra attack power or speed, new kinds of weapons, the ability to fire in different directions, etc.
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- アーケードアーカイブス イメージファイト - Switch/PS4 Japanese spelling
- イメージファイト - Japanese spelling
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Average score: 73% (based on 11 ratings)
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Average score: 3.3 out of 5 (based on 6 ratings with 1 reviews)
An excellent spiritual successor to R-Type
The Good
In 1987, R-Type appeared in the arcades and made its way onto the popular home systems at the time, including Amiga, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System, and TG-16 (in two parts). Although a sequel was released two years later, sandwiched between the two games was Image Fight, another shoot-em-up featuring the same fast and frenetic gameplay.
There are a total of eight stages in the game, which are full of enemies that need to be blasted with weapons or pods. The defining feature of Image Fight are the pods that drop down from the top of the screen. There are two types of these. The blue pods offer a weapon offers a weapon attached to the front of the ship, while the red ones shoot in the direction you are flying. A total of three pods can be equipped.
The game is quite unusual from other shoot-em-ups for its kind. The first five stages are simulations, in which your accuracy is being recorded. Your accuracy must be at least 90% on all of the simulation stages, otherwise you have to play an additional stage before the real stages take place.
The scenery that you fly over is quite good. In the first couple of stages, you fly over forests and ocean, and from that point on it’s space. The enemies and your ship look fantastic. I like the way your ship looks like a face that changes as you alter your speed. As you change speeds, the ship’s thrusters emit a blue frame which is excellent for defeating bosses, which, by the way, are huge and have their own attack patterns. For instance, the first boss emits open blue rings in order to stop you from reaching them.
The Bad
Image Fight suffers the same issues that other arcade shooters on the TG-16 have: everything is zoomed in. There is also some questionable collision detection. An example are the aforementioned rings, which kill you upon contact.
The Bottom Line
The TG-16 version of Image Fight is the second most faithful port of the coin-op version, right in front of the Sharp X68000 version. The game mechanics are a bit unusual, given that you need to reach high accuracy on each of the early levels and that the weapons behave differently. Other than this, the graphics and sound are great, and anyone who loves R-Type should give this a go.
TurboGrafx-16 · by Katakis | カタキス (43087) · 2020
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The game was one of the eighteen arcade games included in the compilation Irem Arcade Hits.
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Game added by Unicorn Lynx.
Wii U added by Michael Cassidy. Arcade added by 666gonzo666. PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch added by Rik Hideto. TurboGrafx-16 added by chirinea. FM Towns, Blacknut added by Sciere. Wii added by gamewarrior. Antstream added by lights out party. Sharp X68000 added by Terok Nor.
Additional contributors: gamewarrior, Flapco, Kayburt.
Game added March 24, 2007. Last modified April 12, 2024.