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{{Short description|1989 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title =
|image = [[File:Omega Fighter Poster.png]]
|caption = ''Omega Fighter'' arcade flyer.
|developer = [[UPL Co., Ltd|UPL]]
|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|UPL|NA|[[Sammy Corporation|American Sammy]]<ref name="VT">{{cite magazine |title=AMOA Expo '89 Convention Exhibit Preview |magazine=[[Vending Times]] |date=August 1989 |volume=29 |issue=10 |page=47 |url=https://archive.org/details/VendingTimesVOL29NO10August1989Clearscan/page/n42}}</ref>}}
|publisher = UPL, [[Sammy Corporation|American Sammy]]
|distributor =
|designer =
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 1989<ref name="MAD">{{cite web |title=Omega Fighter |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M731429 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] |language=ja |access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref>|NA|August 1989<ref name="VT"/>|EU|October 1989<ref name="CVG"/><ref name="ACE"/>}}
|version =
|released = {{vgrelease|NA=1989}}
|genre = [[Shoot 'em up]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multi-player|2-player]]
|ratings =
|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]]
|requirements =
|input =
|cabinet = Vertical
|arcade system =
|cpu = Z80
|sound = YM2203
|display = Vertical, 192 X 256 pixels, 1024
}}
 
{{nihongo foot|'''''Omega Fighter'''''|オメガファイター|Omega Faitā|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a vertical [[scrolling shooter]] developed for the [[Arcade game|arcades]] by [[UPL Co., Ltd|UPL]] and released in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8918 |title =Omega Fighter |publisher =The International Arcade Museum |accessdate =9 Nov 2013 }}</ref><ref name="MAD"/> While similar to most other scrolling shooters, ''Omega Fighter'' was unique in its gameplay, level and enemy focus: rather than flying over multiple levels, the player faced up against an enormous space battle cruiser which contained every level. A [[Sega Genesis]] version was planned but never released.<ref name="EGM3c3">{{cite magazine|last=Harris|first=Steve|url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_03#page/n66/mode/1up|title=Outpost: Genesis — GENESIS SIZZLES AT CES!!! A Dozen New 16-Bit Game Titles Debut at Summer Show - Will the Momentum Continue?|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=3|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=September 1989|pages=64–67}}</ref>
 
==Gameplay==
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There are two weapons that the player picks up, and if the player picks up a different powerup, it will always reset to its lowest level:
* (I) - Ion Laser: Shoots straight, pick up more to increasincrease damage at a cost of decreasing length. Ideal for close combat.
* (W) - Wide Shot: Shoots bullets in wider range when collecting more of them. Ideal for taking enemies from afar but deals less damage.
 
There are also two items that are pressed by the 'bomb' button, and each player may pick up to two of them:
* Silver -: Activate to slow down everything on screen. Useful to dodge bullets and getting closer for higher score.
* Gold -: Destroy all enemies on screen, score depends on closeness to player prior to using the item.
 
==Reception==
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Omega Fighter'' on their August 15, 1989 issue as being the fifteenth most popular table arcade unit at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=362|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=15 August 1989|page=21|lang=ja}}</ref>
Reviewers at the time of the game's release generally found the game playable and fulfilling,<ref>http://www.solvalou.com/images/arcade/reviews/557.jpg</ref> though most felt the gameplay and graphics were uninspired.<ref>http://www.solvalou.com/images/arcade/reviews/100.jpg</ref><ref>http://www.solvalou.com/images/arcade/reviews/148.jpg</ref>
 
At the time of the game's release, ''[[Computer + Video Games]]'' and ''[[Advanced Computer Entertainment]]'' generally found the game playable and fulfilling.<ref name="CVG">{{cite magazine |title=Arcade Action: Omega Fighter |magazine=[[Computer + Video Games]] |date=16 October 1989 |issue=96 (November 1989) |pages=96–98 (98) |url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-096/page/n97}}</ref><ref name="ACE">{{cite magazine |title=Omega Fighter |magazine=[[Advanced Computer Entertainment]] |date=October 1989 |issue=26 (November 1989) |page=23 |url=https://www.solvalou.com/arcade/reviews/44/246}}</ref> ''[[Your Sinclair]]'', on the other hand, felt the gameplay and graphics were uninspired.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bielby |first1=Matt |title=Slots of Fun |magazine=[[Your Sinclair]] |date=16 November 1989 |issue=48 (December 1989) |pages=90–1 |url=https://www.solvalou.com/arcade/reviews/68/246}}</ref>
==External links==▼
 
*{{KLOV game|id=8918}}▼
==See also==
*[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=omega-fighter&page=detail&id=1879 ''Omega Fighter''] at arcade-history.com▼
* ''[[Task Force Harrier]]''
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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* [http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews solvalou.com] Magazine articles at Solvalou.com
▲==External links==
▲* {{KLOV game|id=8918}}
▲* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=omega-fighter&page=detail&id=1879 ''Omega Fighter''] at arcade-history.com
 
[[Category:1989 video games]]
[[Category:Arcade Archives games]]
[[Category:ScrollingArcade shootersvideo games]]
[[Category:Arcade-only video games]]
[[Category:Cancelled Sega Genesis games]]
[[Category:Hamster Corporation games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Nintendo Switch games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 4 games]]
[[Category:UPL Co., Ltd games]]
[[Category:Vertically scrolling shooters]]
[[Category:UPLVideo games developed in Japan]]
 
 
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