Task Force Harrier EX
| Task Force Harrier EX | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | NMK,[1] Treco[2] |
| Publisher(s) | Treco[2] |
| Composer(s) | Tenpei Sato[2] |
| Platform(s) | Sega Genesis[2] |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Task Force Harrier EX (タスクフォースハリアーＥＸ) is a 1991 vertical scrolling shooter video game for the Sega Genesis. It is a port of the 1989 arcade game Task Force Harrier, made by NMK.
Summary
This is a conventional scrolling shooter. Your mission is to penetrate a hostile communist military force situated inside Russian territory.[3] The player takes control of a Harrier fighter jet with two types of main weapons.[3] The first type can only shoot flying opponents, such as enemy planes and copters; the second, a bomb-type weapon, can only hit ground enemies, such as tanks and turrets.[3] The player can also acquire escorts to increase firepower.[3] Changing the formation of the escort fighters results in different shot patterns and also affects the maneuvering speed.[3]
