Counter Force
About the Game
In 2102 C.E., a giant asteroid enters Earth's orbit, only to be revealed too late that inside are a horde of aliens lead by the entity Diadora that unleashes an invasion on mankind! Hiding deep underground, the surviving rebellions create three experimental robots - Sophia, Calista, and Dynamis - to combat Diadora's army, the objective codenamed Counter Force. These three robots are humanity's last hope! The game is a retooled port of of the 2003 game ExZeus , originally created for the arcades for the Sega NAOMI and Tsunami Tsumo.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The game is an on-rails arcade shooter in a third-person perspective. You can tilt your Nunchuck up, down, left or right to move in all directions while progressing forward, shooting enemies and collecting power-ups and gold (which act as money you can use to buy items at a shop every time you beat a boss). You have the ability to lock-on enemies and fire powerful missiles at them, and you also have a laser (which recharges by itself after every use) you can launch by holding down the shoot button. At the end of every level, you face a boss. Successfully defeating a boss will take you to the item shop, where you can buy items to power up your robot, and then you will proceed to the next level.
Standout Features
- You can also send out nuclear bombs on the area, which can clear all the enemies on-screen, and can also help in bosses.
- There is also a two player mode (one player holds the Nunchuck, while the other holds the Wii Remote - can be changed in-game by pressing the minus button) which somewhat uses the original ExZeus control scheme - the red/blue crosshair is also used to fire additional bullets from players holding the Nunchuck which function in the same way as in the original game.
- ExZeus: The major difference between ExZeus and Counter Force is that you are able to freely point and shoot enemies with the Wii Remote with the help of an additional yellow lock-on mechanic - when aiming your Wii Remote-controlled crosshair cursor onto a specific enemy, it will lock on to the enemy without depleting anything and when the shoot button is pressed will aim the bullet at the targeted enemy.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Counter Force | Nintendo Wii.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Conspiracy Entertainment Corp. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | HyperDevbox Japan | United States | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Wii U | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone 10+ | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Conspiracy | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Wii U | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Conspiracy Entertainment | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Conspiracy Entertainment | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2008-09-26 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2007-10-03 | North America | PriceCharting |
| October 3, 2007 | North America | PriceCharting |
| September 26, 2008 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Media PN | RVL-RCTE-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 815315000467 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 60162314 | United States | MobyGames |
| asin | B000QJLQBW | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 60162314 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 815315000467 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 815315000832 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
