YMMV / Ginga Force

• Awesome Music: Many examples, courtesy of Yosuke Yasui.
  • "Ginga Force", the main theme.
  • "Aeronaut" is a good tune for starting off your adventure on Seventia.
  • "Bust A Move" is an intense theme best suited for Boss Battles. Also its arranged version when you face off against Natsuki in Chapter 7.
  • "Gallant Gunshot", a massive fan favorite and quite possibly the most popular track in the entire game.
  • "Zenith", which plays in your Hot-Blooded final battle against Viridian.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Natsuki. Despite only appearing as a boss in this game, she was apparently popular enough to get her own spin-off game.
• Narm: The final battle, where most of the dialogue consists of constant shouting between Alex and Viridian. It's like the Shoot 'Em Up equivalent to Undefeatable.
• Scrappy Mechanic:
  • Everything must be unlocked in Story Mode, including Score Attack Mode chapters. The issue is Story Mode is harder because enemies have more health on harder difficulty levels. Even with top tier weapons, enemies on harder difficultes take time to kill while said enemies flood the screen with bullets. This means that you can't unlock Score Attack Mode chapters because Story Mode chapters are nearly impossible to beat.
  • The weapon degradation mechanic is also a point of criticism. Main weapons degrade over time, like on Zanac, while sub-weapons only degrade with use. Weapons in Ginga Force are recharged via energy cubes from killed enemies. However, sometimes the energy gains are minimal. It's not uncommon to have to suicide a life because the weapons have been weakened too much. Thankfully, the P.O.V. Sequel Natsuki Chronicles does away with this mechanic.
• Spiritual Successor: This game further refines the concepts from Judgement Silversword and Eschatos.
• That One Boss:
  • Genzo, the boss of Chapter 5. Aside from spending most of the stage as a "Get Back Here!" Boss and can sometimes surprise you every once in a while, fighting him isn't a walk in the park. His fighter can drill into the wall and can even launch debris at you. They can be shot down, but it's very hard to dodge. And when his health is down, he'll lure you into rocks for you to crash into.
  • Natsuki, the Chapter 7 boss. She spends most of the fight attacking you from behind, occasionally jumping up and attacking before going back down, making her very hard to hit. The best way to defeat her first phase is to have homing missiles equipped, then use it to attack her. And finally, when she does start attacking in front of you, she'll launch shields at you which can't be shot and can be very hard to dodge.
  • The Final Boss, Viridian. His fighter is basically an upgraded version of Tini's fighter, which fires much more bullets and lasers than Tini's. When half of his health is depleted, he starts bombing the entire screen and launches even more lasers, making him the hardest boss in the entire game.

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