Image Fight (c) 1988 Irem.
A vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with an original premise. The game's first 5 stages are supposed to be a 'simulation' and serve as training to test the player's abilities. Player's will receive a penalty if their hit-ratio is too low.
Once players have proved themselves on the opening stages, they will progress to the game's last 3 stages, blasting off into space on a mission to destroy the alien vegetation surrounding the Moon's main computer. If the player fails in the mission, they must endure the dreaded 'Penalty Zone'. Features a high level of challenge, a wide variety of weapons and the ability to change speed.
If the player's ship is equipped with one or more red/blue extra guns, pushing both ACTION buttons simultaneously will sling the guns forward in a boomerang-like fashion. This is a powerful and destructive method and can be done an unlimited number of times.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Irem M-72 system hardware
Main CPU : V30 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), DAC
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 256 x 384 pixels
Screen refresh : 55.00 Hz
Palette colors : 512
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in November 1988.
The OF-1 (the player's ship) appears as an unlockable ship in the Sony PlayStation 2 game 'R-Type Final'.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Image Fight : G.S.M Irem 1 - D28B0012) on 21/01/1989.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Secret Invincibility :
1) Turn DIP 2-7 ON.
2) Reset the game with holding Player 2-Button 2 (Speed Change button).
3) You will be able to start a game with invincibility.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Image Fight (1988)
2. Image Fight II (1991)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Sound composer : Sclap

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
NEC PC-Engine (1990)
Nintendo Famicom (1990)
Sega Saturn (1998, 'Image Fight & X-Multiply')
Sony PlayStation (1998, 'Image Fight & X Multiply')
* Computers :
FM Towns PC (1990)
Sharp X68000 (1990)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.