Rigid Force Alpha is a 2018 Shoot 'Em Up developed by com8com1 Software. It is available for Steam and an Updated Re-release was later ported to the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One as Rigid Force Redux.
Rigid Force Alpha provides examples of:
- Animesque: Psye's redesign in Redux.
- Benevolent A.I.: Psye.
- Easy-Mode Mockery: Beating the game on Easy won't show you the full ending and ends prematurely with you escaping the hive after defeating the Final Boss.
- Featureless Protagonist: The only character that shows up in the game is Psye. We don't see the pilot of the Rigid Force Alpha.
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Nintendo Hard: On the hardest difficulty, your ship becomes a One-Hit-Point Wonder. - Shout-Out:
- The gameplay is similar to that of R-Type.
- The game ends with the words, "See you next mission!"
- One of the Achievements is titled, "Gotta catch 'em all!"
- Some of the bosses are modeled after those in Gradius. "Shoot the core!" is also uttered in the game.
- Theme Music Power-Up: The BGM for the final stage is a reprise of the intro theme.
- Updated Re-release: Redux.
