Lightening Force
| Relationship | Randy is the owner and player-commentator; he reviews the game across multiple retrospective videos and describes how it plays. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Positive |
| Assessment | Randy repeatedly praises the game as worth owning, calls it one of his favorite Genesis games, and says he likes it better than Gradius. |
Lightening Force is a Sega Genesis shoot 'em up that Randy revisits as an owned, long-familiar game. Across the transcripts, he treats it as a difficult but worthwhile title, compares it to Gradius, and says it was one of his favorite Genesis games.
Randy's opinion
Randy is strongly positive about the game. He says it is well worth it, calls it an excellent game, says it has always been one of his favorite Genesis games, and explicitly prefers it to Gradius.
Gameplay details
His comments focus on the game's setup and difficulty: it is similar to Gradius, lets him choose starting ships and levels, and has a quirk where choosing zero extra ships gives 99 ships and six continues. He says the ship can be destroyed in one hit, that a shield can temporarily protect it, and that those extra lives are needed to finish the game.
Related articles
Source note: The transcripts vary slightly on spelling and anniversary wording, but they consistently point to the same Sega Genesis shooter and Randy's retrospective commentary about it.
References
- Randy Johnson, Lightening Force (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, The 30th Anniversary Of Lightening Force (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Lightening Force (ending) Part II (mixed), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Lightening Force (ending) (mixed), archived transcript.