Hellfire (Genesis)

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Description

In the year 2998, humanity has finally reached the stars, and was able to build a prosperous, peaceful society. However, a space matter known as the Black Nebula began to spread, threatening to engulf the galaxies controlled by humans. It turned out that a robotic dictator named Super Mech was behind this occurrence. The Earth sends Captain Lancer, a skillful pilot navigating the powerful CNCS1 aircraft, equipped with the most powerful weapon: the Hellfire...

This is a horizontal space shooter, with the traditional premise of a lone pilot traversing hostile areas and out-manoeuvring and/or destroying quick and numerous enemies. What sets this shooter apart from many other horizontal space shooters is that you choose the direction of your shots at any time between forward, backward, upward+downward and 4-way diagonal. The 4-way diagonal shot is usually the most effective and makes for some interesting gameplay setups, such as stationary guns you can only reach by passing them (while avoiding their shots) and then placing yourself diagonally above them. There is also a bomb to take out multiple enemies. The game has a standard set of pickups: P icons for powering the weapons, S icons for increasing ship speed, B icons for bombs, and score icons.

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Alternate Titles

• "Hellfire S: The Another Story" -- TurboGrafx CD Tag-lined title
• "Hellfire S" -- TurboGrafx CD title
• "ヘルファイアー" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up
• Protagonist: Female

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Critic Reviews

Mean Machines	Dec, 1990	93 out of 100	93
Sega Force	Jul 08, 1993	91 out of 100	91
The Video Game Critic	Apr 27, 2008	A-	91
Power Play	Dec, 1990	84 out of 100	84
Video Games	Mar, 1991	82 out of 100	82
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Mar, 1991	31 out of 40	78
Sega-16.com	Jul 23, 2010	7 out of 10	70
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Nov, 1990	8.2 out of 12	68
Score	Mar, 1994	60 out of 100	60
Thunderbolt Games	Dec 19, 2004	3 out of 10	30

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Version differences

Arcade: There are two arcade versions, a "2 player cabinet" version allowing simultaneous co-op play and a "1 player cabinet" version with only alternating multiplayer. The 2P version respawns you on the spot when you die or continue, while the 1P version sends you back to a checkpoint.
Genesis: The Genesis version adds a limited-use special weapon and some additional power-ups. It sends you back to a checkpoint on death.